Irishtown Stadium

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Irishtown Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ringsend/Irishtown, Dublin and part of the local authority's municipal sporting facilities. It was originally built in the 1950s as an association football stadium and was used by Shelbourne F.C. as the club's home ground. However Shelbourne only spent one season, 1955–56, playing competitive first-team matches there. The stadium is managed by Dublin City Council and was renovated in 2004. Irishtown Stadium features a pavilion which contains a fully equipped gymnasium, an aerobics studio and meeting rooms. There are also track and field facilities, including a 400m running track and long jump pits. Association football facilities include five floodlit, all-weather five-a-side football pitches and a full-sized UEFA–standard astropitch. Its regular tenants/users include two association football clubs – St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. and Liffey Wanderers F.C. – that play in the Leinster Senior League and Crusaders Athletic Club.

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