Green+Dublin

=Green Dublin = = = = St. Stephen's Green =

A beautiful park at the top of Grafton Street. An ideal place to rest after a days shopping in town and the lake, trees, and plants make it an ideal place **...**

St. Stephen's Green was enclosed in 1664. The 9 hectare(22 acre) park was laid out in its present form in 1880. Landscaped with flowerbeds, trees, a fountain and a lake, the green is dotted with memorials to eminent Dubliners. The 1887 bandstand is still the focal point for free daytime concerts in summer. //Opening hours:// Daylight hours.



Croke Park
Another of Dublin's famous green areas is Croke Park, which has been at the heart of Irish sporting life for over a hundred years. Boasting a capacity for 82,300 people, the stadium is the home of Gaelic Games and the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). This section contains a range of information including the [|history], [|design], [|facts, figures] and [|facilities] of Croke Park Stadium.

The Perfect Pitch
The pitch at Croke Park is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. Games played on the surface include Gaelic Games (Hurling, Gaelic football, Camogie), International Rules, Rugby and Soccer. In terms of usage, the pitch is amongst the busiest in the world with nearly 90 fixtures per year. The venue also hosts a series of concerts with bands like U2, Take That and Westlife among the most recent performers. The pitch is nearly twice the size of a conventional soccer field at 15,000 m2.

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