Aviva Stadium Dublin Officially Opens Its Doors

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The moment everyone has been waiting finally arrived at 3pm on Friday 14th May, when the Irish Prime Minister, Brian Cowen, TD, officially declared the Aviva Stadium open.

The stadium, which replaced the world’s oldest sporting venue, Lansdowne Road, is a truly iconic building, making a bold statement on the Dublin skyline. There to welcome it were a whole host of figures from the worlds of politics, business, sport and entertainment.

The Aviva Stadium is designed to be a world class venue not alone for sport but also for entertainment and exhibitions with a state of the art Media Auditorium, dedicated Conference Centre and 36 Meeting Rooms set over 5 levels.

Built at a cost of 410m Euros, Aviva Stadium Dublin is already attracting a wide range of different corporate events and that is before the doors even open today. Among the upcoming events being hosted in Aviva are Eurocloud Ireland, the Volvo VIP S60 Preview, College of Anaesthetics, Microsoft, CEPIC and the Event Industry Awards. Collectively the confirmed corporate events will bring over 10,000 delegates to this new venue. And then there is also a concert by Michael Buble - the venue’s first – this Summer.

Aviva Stadium’s sales and marketing manager Cailin Keaney is confident that the venue is going to be a major international success. “Home to our international rugby and soccer teams the Aviva will rapidly become known all over the world. It is a hugely advanced structure in terms of its design and a great deal of work has gone into making it a really sustainable venue also. We look forward to welcoming many national and international events over the coming months.”

Louise Amphlett, head of Lime Venue Portfolio said, “Aviva Stadium Dublin has already proved to be a huge success with corporate event planners and association meeting organisers. The demand for the venue is certainly outstripping availability as planners seek to utilise Europe’s hottest opening of the season.”

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Notes to Editors
• Aviva Stadium is set to be the new home for international rugby and football and will provide Ireland’s national rugby and football teams, fans and spectators, with a home ground to be proud of.
• Email: info@avivastadiumevents.ie