National Sports Campus

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The National Sports Campus is a large site in the western suburbs of Dublin, Ireland, which contains a number of sporting facilities. It is operated by the National Sports Campus Development Authority and is home to a number of sports venues, including the National Indoor Arena, National Aquatic Centre, and National Horse Sport Arena. Several national sports governing bodies, including the Gaelic Athletic Association, have sports facilities on the campus. Other Irish sports governing bodies, such as the Football Association of Ireland and Sport Ireland, have their headquarters on the site. ()

Coordinates: 53°23'47"N, 6°22'5"W

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Nearby attractions include: Blanchardstown Centre, National Aquatic Centre, Aquazone, Blanchardstown.

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Shopping, Shopping centre
Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin
25 min walk • Nestled in the bustling suburbs of Dublin, the Blanchardstown Centre stands as a premier shopping destination for both locals and visitors alike. With its extensive range of retail outlets, dining options, and entertainment facilities, this expansive shopping centre is...
~570 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
National Aquatic Centre, Dublin
3 min walk • The National Aquatic Centre is an indoor aquatics facility in Blanchardstown, Fingal, Ireland. The State-owned complex houses a 50-metre swimming pool with an associated diving pool, an aquapark and leisure pool, and a fitness centre.
~510 ftNW
Water park, Swimming, Amusement park
Aquazone, Dublin
3 min walk • Aquazone is an indoor waterpark in Blanchardstown, County Dublin. The waterpark is located in the National Aquatic Centre.
0.8 miSW
Area
Blanchardstown, Dublin
20 min walk • Blanchardstown is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located ten kilometres northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal.
1.4 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Dunsink Observatory, Dublin
35 min walk • The Dunsink Observatory is an astronomical observatory established in 1785 in the townland of Dunsink near the city of Dublin, Ireland.
~1550 ftSE
Forts and castles
Castleknock Castle, Dublin
8 min walk • Castleknock Castle is a ruined Norman castle located on the grounds of present-day all boys independent school Castleknock College, Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland.
1.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Dunsink, Dublin
32 min walk • Dunsink is a townland in the civil parish of Castleknock, Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for Dunsink Observatory where William Rowan Hamilton and Hermann Brück were directors. It is the oldest scientific institution in Ireland.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Dublin 15
28 min walk • Dublin 15, also rendered as D15, is a postal district in the suburbs of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland. It is 11 km west of the GPO in Dublin city.
0.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Institute of Technology, Ongar
19 min walk • Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown established in 1999, was a third-level institution, now amalgamated into Technological University Dublin. It was the last-founded Institute of Technology in Ireland.
1.3 miW
Neighbourhood
Coolmine, Dublin
33 min walk • Coolmine is a residential area in Fingal, Ireland. It is also a townland in the civil parish of Clonsilla.