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Tallaght Stadium ( ga, Staid Thamhlachta) is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in
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. The club
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
originally announced details of the stadium in July, 1996. The stadium is now owned and operated by South Dublin County Council with Shamrock Rovers as the anchor tenants.


Stadium information

The main stand holds home supporters, club officials and press. A second stand on the opposite (east) side of the ground, was completed in August, 2009. This stand holds the stadium's TV gantry and brought the seating capacity to 6,000 and currently houses away fans.
A temporary south stand was constructed over a short period in early September 2011 for Rovers' games in the
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. In 2019 a permanent South Stand was opened behind one of the goals, bringing the capacity to 8,000. All three stands are covered. Construction of new North Stand is due to start in 2022, which will complete the four side of the ground and bring the capacity up to 10,000 seats. Refreshment stalls are located at the southern end as is a stadium control room. In June, 2013, a scoreboard was added to the stadium control room. Temporary seating has been constructed at the stadium three times—once for a club friendly against
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, which gave the ground a temporary capacity of 10,900 again before the 2009 FAI Cup Final, giving the ground a temporary capacity of 8,500 and for Rovers' games in the
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.


Megastore and Rovers Café

Located behind the main stand is the Shamrock Rovers Megastore. Though previously run by kit supplier,
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, it is now fully operated by Rovers. The Megastore was expanded in March, 2011, to include the Rovers Café. Within the Café is a large collection of memorabilia and trophies from the club's foundation in 1901 to the present day that have been donated to the Shamrock Rovers Heritage Trust and have been placed on public display. For the
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season, the cafe was replaced with a
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area.


Glenmalure Suite

The Glenmalure Suite in Tallaght Stadium is an exclusive bar area open to club members only on match days. Club members can visit the Glenmalure Suite 60 minutes before kick off, at half time, and after the game for 30 minutes. Occasional post match Q&A with the manager and players are held in the suite.


History


Planning disagreements

The following chronology is taken from the Judgement from the High Court on the Judicial Review. On 10 February, 1997, South Dublin County Council passed a resolution to lease land comprising approximately at Whitestown Way for the construction of a Stadium for Shamrock Rovers F.C. On 14 January, 1998, planning permission was granted and on 24 March, 2000, the lease was granted to Mulden International Limited. On 20 October, 2000, Mulden International Limited transferred their lease to Slonepark Company Limited to build the stadium and work commenced in October, 2000. Work ceased at the site in November, 2001, with the pitch and drainage laid, the main stand almost complete and other buildings in various states of completion. Following a prolonged period where no work was carried out at the stadium and a refusal by the Planning Authority in December 2004 to extend the lease the Council terminated the lease on 4 January, 2004. An
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was appointed to Shamrock Rovers F.C. on 11 April, 2005, and the council engaged in discussions with the examiner regarding the completion of the stadium and its use by Shamrock Rovers Football Club when completed. Following the examinership process a supporters group, the '400 Club' took control of Shamrock Rovers and run the club today as the Shamrock Rovers Members Club. A public consultation process began on 18 July, 2005, to complete the soccer stadium at Sean Walsh Memorial Park. Thomas Davis CLG participated fully in the public consultation process. A county Managers report was presented to the council on 12 December, 2005, which provided for the increase of playing area to accommodate senior
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and other uses subject to allocation of funds from the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism. The council then informed the Department of the resolution and request clarification regarding funding from the Department. A reply was received from the Department on 24 January, 2006, stating that the Minister could not agree to make funding available for the modified development. Acting on the Ministers response the Council voted in favour of proceeding with the original plans on 13 February, 2006. Thomas Davis GAA club instituted
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proceedings in the High Court in May, 2006. Their main argument was that the decision of the council on 13 February, 2006, to revert to the original plans for the stadium, which did not include a senior GAA pitch, was unlawful. Their submission on the technical point was accompanied by cultural arguments that 'the youth of Tallaght will be restricted to a diet of Association football' and that a soccer-only ground would place the 'applicant at a severe disadvantage in attracting the youth of Tallaght to the club, the sport and the GAA culture'. However the stadium, with the original design, could accommodate junior GAA games as the pitch used at this level fits within the stadium's dimensions. It was only senior GAA games that would not have been facilitated. The disagreement had several low points that were played out in the media. Some Shamrock Rovers fans unveiled a banner at a league game showing their contempt for Thomas Davis's actions in taking the matter to court. And contrary to the GAA policy of being apolitical Thomas Davis GAA club made it known that the Minister of State
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TD, the local Dáil representative, was no longer welcome at the club because of his support for Minister John O'Donoghue's stance and called for the clubs members to make the stadium a General Election issue. The
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began on 20 April, 2007, and concluded on 14 December, 2007. In the High Court decision Mr. Justice Roderick Murphy found in favour of South Dublin Co. Council and Shamrock Rovers. He found that Thomas Davis had no financial or proprietary interest in the development site having had no agreement with SDCC for its use and noted the extensive facilities they had already been given by the council. And so Thomas Davis was not prejudiced by the decision being made in February rather than late January. The resolution to change the stadium was conditional on additional funding from the Department in the absence of this funding the resolution could not stand or, more properly, could not be implemented. The court concluded that "it would be wrong of the respondent to commit itself to unbudgeted expenditure or to delay the implementation of its resolution of 13 February, 2005. The court, accordingly, refuses the relief sought by Thomas Davis." An application by Thomas Davis for leave to appeal this decision to the Supreme court was refused by Judge Murphy on 25 January, 2008. Building commenced on the stadium on 6 May, 2008, six and a half years after work had first stopped.


Opening and development

The first match in the new stadium was held on 13 March 2009. Rovers made a winning start to life in Tallaght as they saw off the challenge of
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2–1 in front of a sell-out crowd of 3,000.
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had the honour of being the first man to score at the new stadium. On 20 July 2009, Shamrock Rovers played
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at Tallaght Stadium as part of a "festival of football" which also included games against
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and Hibernian. Temporary seating was installed taking capacity up to 10,900. Real Madrid won the game by one goal to nil with a late goal. The match was notable for the debut appearance of
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for Real Madrid. The second (east) stand was opened for a game against
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on 22 August 2009, which attracted over 4,500 fans. The stadium was sold out the following week, albeit with capacity restrictions (meaning a crowd of about 5,400) for a derby with
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. Its first full house with the new capacity came against
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on 2 October 2009, as 6,000 tickets were sold out a week in advance. Tallaght Stadium won the 2010 Airtricity League Pitch of the Year award. It also won the 2012 Airtricity League Pitch of the Year award. In 2019 the South Stand was opened, behind the southern goal, bringing the capacity up to nearly 8,000 seats. A north stand behind the opposite goal at the 'Square end', is due to start construction in 2022. This will include 2,000 more seats, bringing the capacity of Tallaght stadium up to over 10,000 seats.


Cup Football

The 2009 FAI Cup Final was held at the stadium.
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were winners over
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before 8,105 people. The
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Final has been held on four occasions at Tallaght Stadium, in
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. In the 2013 final, on 13 May 2013, Shamrock Rovers defeated
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7–1, in front of 4,022 fans.


League Football

The capacity of Tallaght stadium was increased following the opening of the South Stand in 2019. Rovers achieved their biggest league attendance since moving to Tallaght in a 0–1 loss to Bohemians in front of a crowd of 6,414 on 23 April 2019. That league attendance figure was topped later that season with 7,021 attending a Rovers-Bohemians derby in which Shamrock Rovers were victorious 1–0 on 30 August 2019. The following season Rovers beat
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3–2 in front of a league record Tallaght crowd of 7,522 on 28 February 2020. Rovers clinched the
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title in a 3–0 victory over Finn Harps on 29 October 2021 in front of 7,030 at Tallaght stadium. On 19 November 2021, a league record of 7,765 packed in to witness Shamrock Rovers crowned league champions for the 19th time.


European Football

The first European game in the stadium was held in July, 2010, when Rovers drew with Bnei Yehuda of
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in the
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. After Rovers eliminated the Israelis the next round draw saw
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play at the stadium in front of a crowd of 5,800. The stadium hosted its first
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game in July, 2011, and hosted Rovers' games in the
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. In order to comply with UEFA criteria for participating in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League, a south stand was constructed over a short period in early September 2011. Although constructed with temporary style construction techniques & materials the new stand was passed fit by UEFA inspectors as fulfilling the criteria for permanent seating. The inclusion of the new south stand brought the stadium capacity above the minimum of 8,500 seats needed to be classified as a Category 4 Stadium as laid out in the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations. On 15 December 2011 Rovers lost 0–4 to
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in its final group stage match of the 2011-12 Europa League in front of 8,500 fans. Due to seating restrictions at
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played a 2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round home game against
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at Tallaght Stadium, and a 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase match against
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. After the
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, the seats were removed to bring the capacity of the stadium back to 6,000. Rovers played
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in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase match at Tallaght stadium in front of 4,800 in July 2012. The stadium hosted
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's home match against BATE Borisov in the
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third qualifying round, and later their home Europa League group stage matches in 2016–17, after their home ground,
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, did not meet UEFA standards for hosting matches at either stage.


International Women's Football

Tallaght Stadium has been hosting the Ireland's women's team's matches in its bid to qualify for the 2023 Women's World Cup. It hosted a record crowd for an Irish women's football match, with 6,952 in attendance for Ireland's 1–0 victory over Finland to secure a play-off spot for the 2023 World Cup.


Current layout


Main stand

The main stand runs the length of the west side of the pitch and was the first stand to open in the stadium. It houses the club's officials and the press facilities as well as about 3,000 seats. The main stand also houses the dressing rooms. The club's superstore is situated behind the stand.


East stand

The east stand runs the length of the east side of the pitch and was opened late in the 2009 season with capacity for about 3,000 seats. The
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within the club's support base used to congregate in the east stand, but in 2019, with the opening of the South Stand, the more vociferous Rovers supporters relocated there. Away supporters are now accommodated in the east stand. In July 2010 a control room was constructed at the car park end of the east stand.


South Stand

The south stand, located behind one of the goals, was opened in 2019, holding just under 2,000 seats. Since then it has housed many of Rovers more vocal supporters.


North Stand

The North stand located behind the Tallaght 'Square end' goal began construction in mid 2022 and will bring the stadium up to a UEFA Category 4 stadium. This development cost €11.5m and includes Improvement works in the main stand’s corporate area to provide enhanced media, conference and meeting room facilities. The new North Stand will hold over 2,000 spectators, increasing capacity from 8,000 to 10,000. The expansion project is expected to be completed by the end of July 2023.


Other sports


Rugby league

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played their last match of the
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at Tallaght Stadium, losing 22–42 to Scotland. As part of the 2014 Rugby League European Championship, Tallaght Stadium hosted the match between
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and
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on 18 October. Tallaght stadium also hosted the match between
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and
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on 25 October 2014.


Rugby union

The stadium hosted its first rugby international game when a crowd of 4,016 saw the
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defeat their Argentinian counterparts in November, 2009. The first club rugby game was held in August 2012, as 2011–12 Heineken Cup winners
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beat
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in a preseason friendly.


American football

The 2010
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, the final of the
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, was held on 7 August, 2010.
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defeated the
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15–0. The final was expected to be played in Tallaght again in 2011, should a Dublin-based team reach the final however
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was selected over Tallaght Stadium to host the 2011 Final. The 2012
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was played in Tallaght on 14 July, 2012, with
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triumphant. In June, 2013, the
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was held at Tallaght Stadium.


Other uses

During the
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, Tallaght Stadium was used as a drive-through test centre.


References


External links


Tallaght Stadium at club website


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