National Basketball Arena
Tallaght Arena | |
Ireland against Luxembourg in 2009 | |
Location | Tallaght, Dublin |
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Capacity | 2,500 |
Opened | 1993 |
Tenants | |
Ireland national basketball team Hibernia (2015–present) | |
Website | |
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National Basketball Arena, also known as Tallaght Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland. It is used mainly for basketball events. The capacity of the arena is 2,500 people and opened in 1993.
Sports
Basketball
The Ireland national basketball team play their home matches in the Arena. The Arena hosts the Irish Superleague final each year. Firhouse Basketball Club are a local Ladies Basketball club.
Boxing
The Arena has hosted many fights including Wayne McCullough and Oisin Fagan.
Wrestling
The Arena hosted an American wrestling rampage show in 2008 which featured wrestlers such as Chris Masters, Rene Dupree and Scotty 2 Hotty.
The Arena has also hosted many Irish Whip Wrestling shows which have featured wrestlers such as Tatanka, Daivari, Balls Mahoney, Nigel McGuinness, Andy Boy Simmonz and Chad Collyer
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Coordinates: 53°17′32″N 6°20′4″W / 53.29222°N 6.33444°W