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In the 1990s, the rock band Oasis took their name from the leisure centre after lead singer Liam Gallagher suggested it, having seen it listed as a venue on an Inspiral Carpets tour poster in the childhood bedroom he shared with his brother Noel. [3] 20 years later, in 2011, Liam performed there for the first time with his new band Beady Eye. [4]
Croke Park, the largest stadium of any kind in Ireland.. The following is a list of stadiums used by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).The stadiums are ordered by capacity; that is, the maximum number of spectators each stadium is authorised by the GAA to accommodate.
Sports meetings were frequently held on the area now occupied by Páirc Uí Chaoimh even before the establishment of the Gaelic Athletic Association. [6] By the late 1890s the Cork County Board were allowed by the Cork Agricultural Company, the leaseholders of the land, to enclose a portion of the site for the playing of Gaelic Games.
The area is well served by a number of different transport links, [2] with Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland running the 7, 7A, 7B, 45, 45A, 45B and 111 services from the city centre and Dun Laoghaire town centre which serves the locality.
Dublin Docklands (Irish: Ceantar Dugaí Átha Cliath) is an area of the city of Dublin, Ireland, on both sides of the River Liffey, roughly from Talbot Memorial Bridge eastwards to the 3Arena. It mainly falls within the city's D01 [ 1 ] and D02 [ 2 ] postal districts but includes some of the urban fringes of the D04 district on its southernmost ...
The N40 road (commonly known as the Cork South Ring Road, or locally the South Ring) is a national primary road in Cork City, Ireland. It is partial ring road skirting the southern suburbs of the city, from the N22 west of Ballincollig , via the Jack Lynch Tunnel under the River Lee , to the Dunkettle Interchange where it meets the N25 and N8 ...
Map of Howth Head with peaks. Howth Head (/ ˈ h oʊ θ / HOHTH; Ceann Bhinn Éadair in Irish) is a peninsula northeast of the city of Dublin in Ireland, within the governance of Fingal County Council. Entry to the headland is at Sutton while the village of Howth and the harbour are on the north-eastern face. Most of Howth Head is occupied by ...
Bus Éireann route 226 serves Ballinspittle on Sundays only during summer, linking it to Garretstown and Kinsale (where onward connections for Cork Airport and Cork city are available). [6] Until June 2013 Bus Éireann route 249 also served Ballinspittle two days per week year-round. [7] The Bus Éireann Garrettstown service no longer runs as ...