Venue

The National Hockey Stadium is Ireland's premier venue for top international hockey. Located in University College Dublin (UCD) in Belfield in Dublin's inner southside, the Stadium was constructed to host the Women's World Cup in 1994. Since then, the Irish Hockey Association have hosted a plethora of top international tournaments there, including the Men's European Nations Championships in 1995 and, most recently, the Women's European Nations Championships in 2005. The stadium was fully renovated for the Women's European Nations Championship in August 2005, with a new Olympic-grade carpet being laid and state-of-the-art changing rooms being added. The stadium has capacity for approximately 1,500 seated spectators, with greater capacity with the addition of temporary seating.

How To Find The National Hockey Stadium

From the airport: Take the M1 into Dublin city and head out of town southbound along Leeson St and Morehampton Rd to Donnybrook. From Donnybrook, take the Stillorgan Dual Carriageway southbound, taking the exit for UCD. Turn right over the carriageway and straight across into UCD. Turn left and follow the road all the way around the campus until a small roundabout is reached, with tennis courts to the right and playing fields to the left. Turn right at the roundabout and the National Hockey Stadium is a hundred yards down on the right.

From Dublin City: Head out of town southbound along Leeson St and Morehampton Rd to Donnybrook. From Donnybrook, take the Stillorgan Dual Carriageway southbound, taking the exit for UCD. Turn right over the carriageway and straight across into UCD. Turn left and follow the road all the way around the campus until a small roundabout is reached, with tennis courts to the right and playing fields to the left. Turn right at the roundabout and the National Hockey Stadium is a hundred yards down on the right.

From The South: Take the N11 northbound into Dublin city until you reach UCD. Take the UCD exit and turn left into UCD. Follow instructions as per above.