Dublin's Stadia Series 1 - The National Stadium Traditional Cache
Hidden : 3/30/2010
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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"Dublin's Stadia Series 1 - The National Stadium" - this cache is one of seven in the series. The stadia are the National stadia for their respective sports.

The series consists of:

Croke Park Gaelic Football & Hurling
The Aviva Stadium Soccer & Rugby
The RDS Ballsbridge Show Jumping
Morton Stadium Athletics
The National Basketball Arena Basketball
The National Stadium SCR Boxing
The National Aquatic Centre Swimming


The series will bring you to stadia, both old and new, of Dublin city and will hopefully give you an appreciation for the love of all sport that is alive, not only in this city, but in the country in general. The various venues are of different ages and sizes. They are impressive and imposing structures within their surrounding localities.

The National Stadium




The National Stadium (Irish: An Staidiam Náisiúnta) is one of Ireland’s best known boxing venues.The venue is situated between Clanbrassil Street to the east and Dolphin's Barn to the west on the South Circular Road, Dublin 8.The National Stadium was the first purpose built boxing stadium in the world and was opened in 1939.The stadium is owned by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) and has been used by the IABA for over 60 years as the venue for their national and international contests.

The stadium stages Amateur and Professional Boxing and Professional Wrestling bouts as well as providing facilities for music concerts, conferences and corporate hospitality events.

The capacity of the stadium is 2,080 for music events, which is reduced to 1,954 for boxing and wrestling events to accommodate the wrestling/boxing ring. The Ringside club seats up to 300 people for parties or sit down dining but some junior boxing events also take place here.

In December 1999, the then minister for the Department of Art, Sports and Tourism. Dr. James McDaid, announced a IR£1.3m (€1.6m) grant under the Sports Capital Programme to undertake the refurbishment of the stadium. The two-storey building was provided with a new grey coloured limestone façade during the refurbishment..

The cache is a micro. Don't forget to bring your own pen.

Stealth is required in this urban location. Please be aware of the many people who pass by this busy spot, and replace the cache exactly as you found it, ensuring it is not visible.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yrsg unaq fvqr bs tngr nf lbh snpr vg - ybj.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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