Sports is about bettering ourselves. It's more about self-improvement, beating one's own record every day every moment. It helps us to gain the sportsmanship attitude not just towards game but towards life. While every sport follows different rules, participating in sports activities will help your brain take decisions faster. Participate in the sports events in Dublin like a football tournament, cricket, basketball, rugby/soccer, etc to helps to build your stamina.
Exercising and playing sports increase the flow of oxygen in the body. Get up, start running or join the next marathon, triathlon or cycling events near Dublin.
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Share FeedbackDublin the capital city of Ireland is known for its Irish culture, music, food, historical places, theatre and sports. This largest city of Ireland is a perfect holiday destination for the whole family with its various attractions and activities. Kids enjoy the Dublin Zoo, or feeding the ducks in Stephen’s Green or the family can enjoy a picnic in beautiful Phoenix Park. The scholarly tourists enjoy tracing the literary footsteps of the famous writer like Yeats and Joyce. The music lovers have their concerts and pubs to enjoy. Sports in Dublin are also a major attraction for tourists as the Irish are mad for their sports and there are many sporting events for the tourist to enjoy.
Dubliners love their sport. Dublin has a population of a bit over a million but has a high number of high-end or professional teams and individuals who regularly play in a variety of sports. Dubliners play a variety of sports like Golf, Gaelic football, Gaelic hurling, football, Rugby, Horse racing, Swimming and water sports though Gaelic sports, soccer, and rugby are their popular games. Gaelic games or Irish games are played by both men and women. The primary Gaelic games played are football and hurling. Dubliners are crazy about Rugby and in fact, every province has a professional rugby men’s team. Football or soccer is second to Gaelic games in Dublin and is mostly played in the urban areas.
Dublin has its sporting seasons. April to October it is Football season, April to September it is the season for Gaelic sports and February to April is for Rugby Internationals. The Dublin Marathon is a major event of Dublin with Mini-Marathon or Dublin half marathon for women. It is said to be the largest event for women in the world. Dublin sporting events include The Dublin Horse show, Rugby Internationals, Gaelic Championship, Champions Cup, Gaelic league games, Hennessy Gold Cup, Six Nations Championship, English Premier League and League of Ireland.
For many Dubliner's sports is a religion, so its no wonder that Dublin has many sporting venues. Aviva Stadium is the hub of many of Ireland’s main sporting events. It is also the home for the national soccer team, the national rugby team and sometimes American football. The RDS is the home to Leinster the most famous rugby team of Ireland. Croke Park is the favorite venue for most sports fans to catch regular Gaelic games events. The national stadium is another popular venue for boxing matches as well as concerts too. Sports bar Dublin are also famous spots for tourists and locals to catch the sporting action with the world famous craic. The Back page is one of the best sporting pubs of Dublin with a dedicated area for sports viewing with four screens, a large projector, and a FIFA 17 room. The Living Room has the biggest outdoor screen in Dublin to enjoy the sports event with a drink. The other famous sports bars in Dublin are Buskers Dublin, River bar Dublin, Trinity bar, the Mercantile, The 51 and the Bleeding horse.
