Aviva stadium - wikipedia Aviva stadium Aviva Stadium UEFA Location 62 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland Coordinates 53 ° 20 ′ 6.5 '' N 6 ° 13 ′ 42.0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.335139 ° N 6.228333 ° W ﻿ / 53.335139 ; - 6.228333 Coordinates : 53 ° 20 ′ 6.5 '' N 6 ° 13 ′ 42.0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.335139 ° N 6.228333 ° W ﻿ / 53.335139 ; - 6.228333 Public transit Lansdowne Road railway station Owner Irish Rugby Football Union Football Association of Ireland Operator New Stadium Ltd Capacity 51,700 ( Association football, rugby union ) 49,000 ( American football ) 65,000 ( concerts ) Field size 106 m × 68 m ( 348 ft × 223 ft ) Surface Perennial Ryegrass Construction Broke ground March 2007 Built 2007 -- 2010 Opened May 14, 2010 ; 7 years ago ( 2010 - 05 - 14 ) Construction cost € 410 million ( inclusive of EUR € 191 million of government funding ) ( 2010 ) Architect Populous ( formerly HOK Sport ) Scott Tallon Walker Structural engineer Buro Happold Services engineer ME Engineers Town Planning Consultants = Tom Phillips + Associates Tenants Ireland national rugby union team ( IRFU ) ( 2010 -- present ) Republic of Ireland national football team ( FAI ) ( 2010 -- present ) Leinster Rugby ( 2010 -- present ) Website www.avivastadium.ie The Aviva Stadium ( also known as Lansdowne Road ) is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 51,700 spectators ( all seated ). It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and replacing it as home to its chief tenants : the Irish rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland football team. The decision to redevelop the stadium came after plans for both Stadium Ireland and Eircom Park fell through. Aviva Group Ireland signed a 10 - year deal for the naming rights in 2009. The stadium, located adjacent to Lansdowne Road railway station, officially opened on 14 May 2010. The stadium is Ireland 's first, and only, UEFA Elite Stadium and in 2011, it hosted the Europa League Final. It also hosted the inaugural Nations Cup, as well as the regular home fixtures of the national rugby team, national football team and some home fixtures for Leinster Rugby from August 2010 onwards. Unlike its predecessor, which was solely owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union ( IRFU ), the current stadium is controlled by the IRFU and the Football Association of Ireland ( FAI ) through a 50 : 50 joint venture known as the Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company ( LRSDC ). The joint venture has a 60 - year lease on the stadium ; on expiry the stadium will return to the exclusive ownership of the IRFU. Contents 1 Facilities 2 History 3 Events 3.1 Rugby union 3.1. 1 Leinster Records against Pro12 and European Cup opponents in the Aviva Stadium 3.1. 2 Ireland Records in the Aviva Stadium 3.1. 3 Heineken Cup 3.2 Association football 3.2. 1 FAI Cup Final 3.2. 2 2011 Nations Cup 3.2. 3 2011 Europa League Final 3.2. 4 Dublin Super Cup 3.2. 5 The ' Dublin Decider ' 3.3 UEFA Euro 2020 3.4 American football 3.5 Aviva Stadium in Fiction 3.6 Concerts 4 Transport connections 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Facilities Inside the stadium The stadium is a bowl shape with four tiers on three sides of the ground ; the lower and upper tiers being for general access, the second and third levels feed the second tier for premium tickets and the fourth tier for corporate boxes. The northern end of the stadium, due to its proximity to local housing, incorporates only the lower tier of the bowl. The North Stand is to be the away stand for football internationals. There is one basement level and seven storeys of floors including ground level. The premium level holds 10,000 spectators, while the box level holds 1,300. The remaining 38,700 seats are shared between the top and bottom tiers. The capacity of the stadium was criticised even before its opening for being too small, particularly in light of the large supporter attendance figures for Irish rugby internationals and soccer internationals at Croke Park since 2007. The stadium 's roof is designed to undulate in a wave - like manner so as to avoid blocking light to local residences. History The stadium was officially opened on 14 May 2010 by then Taoiseach Brian Cowen. In 2011, the stadium won a British Construction Industry Award. Events Rugby union Rugby union matches Date Competition Home Away Score Attendance 31 July 2010 Challenge match Leinster / Ulster Munster / Connacht 68 -- 0 34,000 2 October 2010 2010 - 11 Magners League Leinster Munster 13 -- 9 50,645 6 November 2010 Test match Ireland South Africa 21 -- 23 35,515 13 November 2010 Test match Ireland Samoa 20 -- 10 37,955 20 November 2010 Test match Ireland New Zealand 18 -- 38 49,640 28 November 2010 Test match Ireland Argentina 29 -- 9 45,340 18 December 2010 2010 -- 11 Heineken Cup pool stage Leinster Clermont Auvergne 24 -- 8 44,873 13 February 2011 2011 Six Nations Championship Ireland France 22 -- 25 51,700 19 March 2011 2011 Six Nations Championship Ireland England 24 -- 8 51,700 9 April 2011 2010 -- 11 Heineken Cup quarter - final Leinster Leicester Tigers 17 -- 10 49,672 30 April 2011 2010 -- 11 Heineken Cup semi-final Leinster Toulouse 32 -- 23 50,073 20 August 2011 Test match Ireland France 22 -- 26 45,165 27 August 2011 Test match Ireland England 6 -- 20 48,523 4 November 2011 2011 -- 12 Pro12 Leinster Munster 24 -- 19 48,365 17 December 2011 2011 -- 12 Heineken Cup pool stage Leinster Bath 52 -- 27 46,365 5 February 2012 2012 Six Nations Championship Ireland Wales 21 -- 23 51,000 25 February 2012 2012 Six Nations Championship Ireland Italy 42 -- 10 51,000 19 March 2012 2012 Six Nations Championship Ireland Scotland 32 -- 14 51,000 7 April 2012 2011 -- 12 Heineken Cup quarter - final Leinster Cardiff Blues 34 -- 3 50,340 28 April 2012 2011 -- 12 Heineken Cup semi-final Ulster Edinburgh 22 -- 19 45,147 6 October 2012 2012 -- 13 Pro12 Leinster Munster 30 - 21 46,280 10 November 2012 Test match Ireland South Africa 12 - 16 49,781 24 November 2012 Test match Ireland Argentina 46 - 24 43,406 15 December 2012 2012 -- 13 Heineken Cup pool stage Leinster Clermont Auvergne 21 - 28 48,964 10 February 2013 2013 Six Nations Championship Ireland England 6 - 12 51,000 9 March 2013 2013 Six Nations Championship Ireland France 13 - 13 51,000 18 May 2013 2013 Heineken Cup Final Clermont Toulon 15 -- 16 50,148 9 November 2013 Test match Ireland Samoa 40 - 9 39,108 16 November 2013 Test match Ireland Australia 15 - 32 51,000 24 November 2013 Test match Ireland New Zealand 22 - 24 51,000 14 December 2013 2013 -- 14 Heineken Cup pool stage Leinster Northampton Saints 9 - 18 47,370 2 February 2014 2014 Six Nations Championship Ireland Scotland 28 - 6 51,000 8 February 2014 2014 Six Nations Championship Ireland Wales 26 - 3 51,045 8 March 2014 2014 Six Nations Championship Ireland Italy 46 - 7 52,000 29 March 2014 2013 -- 14 Pro12 Leinster Munster 22 -- 18 51,700 4 October 2014 2014 -- 15 Pro12 Leinster Munster 23 -- 34 43,817 8 November 2014 Test match Ireland South Africa 29 - 15 51,100 16 November 2014 Test match Ireland Georgia 49 - 7 40,156 22 November 2014 Test match Ireland Australia 26 - 23 51,100 13 December 2014 2014 -- 15 Rugby Champions Cup pool stage Leinster Harlequins 14 - 13 38,503 14 February 2015 2015 Six Nations Championship Ireland France 18 - 11 51,200 1 March 2015 2015 Six Nations Championship Ireland England 19 - 9 51,200 4 April 2015 2014 -- 15 Rugby Champions Cup Quarter - finals Leinster Bath 18 - 12 43,958 15 August 2015 Test match Ireland Scotland 28 -- 22 31,780 19 December 2015 2015 -- 16 Rugby Champions Cup pool stage Leinster RC Toulonnais 16 - 20 44,925 7 February 2016 2016 Six Nations Championship Ireland Wales 16 - 16 51,700 12 March 2016 2016 Six Nations Championship Ireland Italy 58 - 15 51,700 19 March 2016 2016 Six Nations Championship Ireland Scotland 35 - 25 51,700 2 April 2016 2015 -- 16 Pro12 Leinster Munster 16 -- 13 43,108 8 October 2016 2016 -- 17 Pro12 Leinster Munster 25 -- 14 40,527 12 November 2016 Test match Ireland Canada 52 - 21 43,000 19 November 2016 Test match Ireland New Zealand 9 - 21 51,700 26 November 2016 Test match Ireland Australia 27 - 24 51,700 17 December 2016 2016 -- 17 Rugby Champions Cup pool stage Leinster Northampton Saints 60 - 13 38,584 25 February 2017 2017 Six Nations Championship Ireland France 19 - 9 51,700 18 March 2017 2017 Six Nations Championship Ireland England 13 - 9 51,700 1 April 2017 2016 -- 17 Rugby Champions Cup Quarterfinal Leinster Wasps 32 -- 17 50,226 22 April 2017 2016 -- 17 Rugby Champions Cup Semi-final Munster Saracens 10 -- 26 51,300 27 May 2017 2017 Pro12 Grand Final Munster Scarlets 22 -- 46 44,558 7 October 2017 2016 -- 17 Pro12 Leinster Munster 23 -- 17 46,374 11 November 2017 Test match Ireland South Africa 38 - 3 51,700 18 November 2017 Test match Ireland Fiji 23 - 20 51,700 25 November 2017 Test match Ireland Argentina 28 - 19 51,700 16 December 2017 2017 -- 18 Rugby Champions Cup pool stage Leinster Exeter Chiefs 22 -- 17 40,604 Row colours : green for club matches, yellow for international ones Row colours : green for club matches, yellow for international ones Leinster Records against Pro12 and European Cup opponents in the Aviva Stadium Updated as of 16 December 2017 Competition Played Won Drawn Lost % Won Pro12 / Pro14 8 7 0 87.50 % European Rugby Champions Cup / Heineken Cup 13 10 0 76.92 % Total 21 17 0 80.95 % Ireland records in the Aviva stadium Updated as of 26 November 2017 Competition Played Won Drawn Lost % Won Test Match 21 13 0 8 61.90 % Six Nations 17 12 70.58 % Total 38 25 11 65.78 % The Ireland national rugby union team plays its home games at the stadium, as it did previously at Lansdowne Road, taking over from their temporary home, Croke Park, where games were played during Aviva 's construction. Ireland 's first international game was on 6 November 2010 against South Africa, with the Springboks winning 23 -- 21. The game drew a crowd of 35,515, mainly due to a backlash by Ireland supporters over the IRFU 's controversial ticketing strategy for the November Test series. Initially, the IRFU announced that tickets to the November Tests would only be sold as packages for all four matches. Later, it announced that the tickets would instead be split into two packages, with the South Africa Test bundled with the following week 's match with Samoa for a minimum of € 150, and the New Zealand and Argentina Tests bundled for a minimum of € 190. Single - game tickets were to be available only for the Samoa and Argentina Tests. On 1 November, the IRFU backed away from this plan amid heavy criticism from member clubs that had problems selling the packages in a difficult economy. Lansdowne Road was replaced by the Aviva Stadium, shown here during construction The first rugby union game at the Aviva was an exhibition game on 31 July 2010, billed as the O Challenge, involving under - 18 and under - 20 players from all four of Ireland 's provincial sides, with a Leinster / Ulster side defeating a Munster / Connacht combination 68 -- 0. As part of the run - up to the event, O ran a promotion which gave the winner the opportunity to attempt to score the ceremonial first points at the Aviva via a simulated conversion kick on the day before the match. The winner of the promotion, John Baker of Ennis, was successful. The first official points at the Aviva were scored by Ulster 's Craig Gilroy with a try in the O Challenge. The stadium also hosts some home games for Leinster when the RDS Arena 's smaller capacity does n't satisfy demand. Leinster won their opening home game in the Aviva against Munster 13 - 9, in the Magners League ( now PRO12 ) season, in front of a then record Pro12 attendance of 50,645. This league record was exceeded on 29 March 2014 when Leinster again beat Munster, 22 - 18, in front of 51,700 people. Heineken Cup Leinster won their first Heineken Cup game in the Aviva 24 -- 8, against Clermont Auvergne in a pool game during the 2010 -- 11 season. During Leinster 's successful run to the Heineken Cup title that season, they took their quarter - final and semi-final matches to the Aviva, defeating Leicester Tigers and Toulouse respectively. Ulster took their 2012 Heineken Cup semi-final to the Aviva as well, defeating Edinburgh. The 2013 Heineken Cup Final took place in the Aviva Stadium on 18 May 2013 where Toulon beat Clermont Auvergne 16 - 15. The Heineken Cup final was last held in Dublin in 2003 when Toulouse beat Perpignan 22 -- 17 at Lansdowne Road. Association football Ireland vs. Poland Euro Qualifier 2016 Football matches Date Competition Home Away Score Attendance 31 July 2010 Challenge Match League of Ireland XI Manchester United 1 -- 7 49,800 11 August 2010 Friendly Republic of Ireland Argentina 0 -- 1 45,133 7 September 2010 Euro 2012 qualification Republic of Ireland Andorra 3 -- 1 40,283 8 October 2010 Euro 2012 qualification Republic of Ireland Russia 2 -- 3 50,411 14 November 2010 2010 FAI Cup Final Sligo Rovers Shamrock Rovers 0 -- 0 AET Penalties : 2 -- 0 36,101 17 November 2010 Friendly Republic of Ireland Norway 1 -- 2 25,000 8 February 2011 2011 Nations Cup Republic of Ireland Wales 3 -- 0 19,783 9 February 2011 2011 Nations Cup Scotland Northern Ireland 3 -- 0 18,742 26 March 2011 Euro 2012 qualification Republic of Ireland Macedonia 2 -- 1 32,000 29 March 2011 Friendly Republic of Ireland Uruguay 2 -- 3 15,000 18 May 2011 2011 UEFA Europa League Final Porto Braga 1 -- 0 44,391 24 May 2011 2011 Nations Cup Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland 5 -- 0 19,783 25 May 2011 2011 Nations Cup Wales Scotland 1 -- 3 6,036 27 May 2011 2011 Nations Cup Wales Northern Ireland 2 -- 0 529 29 May 2011 2011 Nations Cup Republic of Ireland Scotland 1 -- 0 29,986 30 July 2011 Dublin Super Cup Inter Milan Celtic 2 -- 0 N / A 30 July 2011 Dublin Super Cup Manchester City League of Ireland XI 3 -- 0 N / A 31 July 2011 Dublin Super Cup League of Ireland XI Celtic 0 -- 5 N / A 31 July 2011 Dublin Super Cup Inter Milan Manchester City 0 -- 3 N / A 10 August 2011 Friendly Republic of Ireland Croatia 0 -- 0 20,179 2 September 2011 Euro 2012 qualification Republic of Ireland Slovakia 0 -- 0 35,480 11 October 2011 Euro 2012 qualification Republic of Ireland Armenia 2 -- 1 45,200 6 November 2011 2011 FAI Cup Final Shelbourne Sligo Rovers 1 -- 1 AET Penalties : 1 -- 4 21,662 15 November 2011 Euro 2012 play - offs Republic of Ireland Estonia 1 -- 1 51,151 29 February 2012 Friendly Republic of Ireland Czech Republic 1 -- 1 37,741 26 May 2012 Friendly Republic of Ireland Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 -- 0 37,100 12 October 2012 2014 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Germany 1 -- 6 51,700 4 November 2012 2012 FAI Cup Final Derry City St Patrick 's Athletic 3 - 2 16,117 14 November 2012 Friendly Republic of Ireland Greece 0 - 1 16,256 6 February 2013 Friendly Republic of Ireland Poland 2 - 0 43,112 26 March 2013 2014 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Austria 2 - 2 35,100 7 June 2013 2014 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Faroe Islands 3 - 0 19,000 10 August 2013 Friendly Liverpool Celtic 0 - 1 51,000 6 September 2013 2014 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Sweden 1 - 2 49,500 15 October 2013 2014 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Kazakhstan 3 - 1 21,700 3 November 2013 2013 FAI Cup Final Drogheda United Sligo Rovers 2 - 3 17,753 15 November 2013 Friendly Republic of Ireland Latvia 3 - 0 37,100 5 March 2014 Friendly Republic of Ireland Serbia 1 - 2 37,243 14 May 2014 Friendly Liverpool Shamrock Rovers 4 - 0 42,517 25 May 2014 Friendly Republic of Ireland Turkey 1 - 2 22,000 3 September 2014 Friendly Republic of Ireland Oman 2 - 0 14,376 11 October 2014 Euro 2016 qualification Republic of Ireland Gibraltar 7 - 0 35,123 2 November 2014 2014 FAI Cup Final Derry City St Patrick 's Athletic 0 - 2 17,038 18 November 2014 Friendly Republic of Ireland United States 4 - 1 23,000 29 March 2015 Euro 2016 qualification Republic of Ireland Poland 1 - 1 50,500 7 June 2015 Friendly Republic of Ireland England 0 - 0 43,486 13 June 2015 Euro 2016 qualification Republic of Ireland Scotland 1 - 1 49,063 8 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualification Republic of Ireland Germany 1 - 0 51,000 8 November 2015 2015 FAI Cup Final Cork City Dundalk 0 - 1 AET 25,103 16 November 2015 Euro 2016 qualification Republic of Ireland Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 - 0 51,000 25 March 2016 Friendly Republic of Ireland Switzerland 1 - 0 35,450 29 March 2016 Friendly Republic of Ireland Slovakia 2 - 2 30,217 27 May 2016 Friendly Republic of Ireland Netherlands 1 - 1 42,438 30 July 2016 Friendly Celtic Barcelona 1 - 3 47,900 17 August 2016 UEFA Champions League Play - off Dundalk Legia Warsaw 0 - 2 30,417 31 August 2016 Friendly Republic of Ireland Oman 4 - 0 27,000 6 October 2016 2018 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Georgia 1 - 0 39,793 6 November 2016 2016 FAI Cup Final Cork City Dundalk 1 - 0 26,400 24 March 2017 2018 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Wales 0 - 0 51,700 28 March 2017 Friendly Republic of Ireland Iceland 0 - 1 37,241 4 June 2017 Friendly Republic of Ireland Uruguay 3 - 1 27,193 11 June 2017 2018 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Austria 1 - 1 50,000 5 September 2017 2018 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Serbia 0 - 1 50,153 6 October 2017 2018 World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland Moldova 2 - 0 50,560 5 November 2017 2017 FAI Cup Final Dundalk Cork City 0 - 0 ( 3 - 5 ) 24,210 Row colours : green for club matches, yellow for international ones The stadium also hosts the home games of the Republic of Ireland national football team, as did Lansdowne Road. The team had played most home games at Croke Park during the construction of the Aviva Stadium. The first soccer match in the Aviva Stadium was Manchester United against a League of Ireland XI side, managed by Damien Richardson, on 4 August 2010. Manchester United won the game 7 -- 1, with Park Ji - Sung scoring the first ever goal in the Aviva Stadium. The first international game for Ireland in the Aviva Stadium was a 1 -- 0 friendly loss against Argentina on 11 August 2010. The first competitive goal was scored by Kevin Kilbane in a Euro 2012 qualifying game on 7 September 2010 against Andorra. FAI Cup final Ireland vs. Argentina from 2010 The Aviva annually hosts the FAI Cup Final, which was shared between the RDS Arena and the Tallaght Stadium while the Aviva Stadium was being built. The first Cup Final at the new stadium was the 2010 FAI Cup Final, held on Sunday 14 November 2010. Sligo Rovers beat Shamrock Rovers 2 -- 0 on penalties after the game finished 0 -- 0 after extra time. A total of 36,101 attended the game making it the biggest attendance at an FAI Cup Final since 1968. 2011 Nations Cup The 2011 Nations Cup took place in the Aviva Stadium. The tournament featured national football teams from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. In the opening round of fixtures the Republic of Ireland beat Wales 3 -- 0 while Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3 -- 0. The remaining four fixtures took place in May, with the Republic of Ireland winning the tournament after beating Scotland 1 -- 0 on 29 May, with Keane scoring the only goal. 2011 Europa League final The 2011 UEFA Europa League Final between Portuguese sides Porto and Braga took place in the Aviva Stadium. Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, the stadium was referred to as the `` Dublin Arena '' for this final, that ended with a 1 -- 0 victory for Porto. Dublin Super Cup The Dublin Super Cup was a pre-season football tournament which was held at the Aviva. Celtic, Manchester City, Inter Milan and a League of Ireland XI competed in the 2011 edition, with Manchester City winning the tournament. The ' Dublin Decider ' The ' Dublin Decider ' was a game which took place on 10 August 2013. The match was played between Celtic and Liverpool, with both teams having large support in Ireland. Celtic won the match 1 - 0 thanks to a goal from Amido Balde. There were talks ongoing about a return of the ' Dublin Decider ' in the summer of 2014 with clubs such as Barcelona, Manchester United and Celtic being mentioned as potential visitors to the Aviva Stadium. It was confirmed in March 2016 that Celtic will face Barcelona in the stadium on 30 July 2016, however this is as part of the annual International Champions Cup pre-season tournament, and not any sort of independent ' Dublin Decider ' fixture. Barcelona won the game 3 - 1. UEFA Euro 2020 On 19 September 2014, it was announced by UEFA that the stadium will host four Euro 2020 finals fixtures, three group games and a round of 16 match. Should Ireland qualify they will be guaranteed two home group games. American football The stadium in American football configuration for Navy vs. Notre Dame in 2012 On 1 September 2012, the stadium hosted an American college football game billed as the Emerald Isle Classic between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Navy Midshipmen. Notre Dame won 50 -- 10. The 2016 Aer Lingus College Football Classic was announced as a matchup between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Boston College Eagles to be played on 3 September 2016. This game marked Georgia Tech 's first game played overseas. Georgia Tech finished the 2014 football season with an 11 -- 3 record and ranked in the top ten, but finished the 2015 season with a 3 -- 9 record and ranked last in their division. In 2016, they ended their season 9 - 4 starting with a win against Boston College in Aviva Stadium. The result was a 17 - -- 14 win by the Yellow Jackets. Aviva stadium in fiction The children 's writer Gerard Siggins has based much of his ' Rugby Spirit ' series in Aviva Stadium. His hero, Eoin Madden, is on a school tour to the ground when he meets Brian Hanrahan, a true - life figure who was the only man ever to die playing sport in Lansdowne Road. Hanrahan, a Lansdowne FC rugby player, died when a scrum collapsed during a Leinster Senior Cup game against Trinity in 1928. The five books so far published in the series feature frequent visits to Aviva Stadium for matches. Siggins also co-authored the history of the previous stadium on the site, Lansdowne Road : The Stadium, The Matches, The Greatest Days ( O'Brien Press, 2010 ) Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Concerts Concerts at the Aviva Stadium Date Artist Tour Attendance 24 -- 25 September 2010 Michael Bublé Crazy Love Tour 95,895 25 June 2011 Neil Diamond World Tour 2011 50,108 2 July 2011 The Script Science & Faith Tour 47,910 24 July 2012 Madonna The MDNA Tour 33,953 15 September 2012 Lady Gaga The Born This Way Ball 37,005 14 June 2013 Robbie Williams Take the Crown Stadium Tour 36,928 21 June 2013 Rihanna Diamonds World Tour 48,482 18 September 2013 Roger Waters The Wall Live 24,210 1 July 2015 AC / DC Rock or Bust World Tour 50,000 21 June 2016 Rihanna Anti World Tour 29,017 17 June 2017 Robbie Williams The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour 35,900 25 June 2017 Phil Collins Not Dead Yet Tour Transport connections The stadium is served by public transport with Bus and DART. 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Question: who scored the first goal for ireland in the aviva
Answer: Keane