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The Grand Canal Theatre will be presenting the best of National and International Theatre, Musicals, Drama, Opera, Ballet, Family Shows & Classical Concerts and will have the facility to accommodate world class West End and Broadway productions for the first time in Ireland. Website: www.grandcanaltheatre.ie Aviva Stadium is the name of a new stadium being built in Dublin, Ireland, to open in 2010. It will replace the demolished Lansdowne Road, and will have an all-seater capacity of 50,000. Its primary tenants will be the Irish rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Website: www.avivastadium.ie The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) will welcome visitors from all over the world - high profile VIPs, business leaders, scholars, academics and professionals from all walks of life. Website: www.theccd.ie RDS Arena is a sports stadium owned by the Royal Dublin Society and located in the Dublin suburb of Ballsbridge, Ireland. The arena was originally developed to host equestrian events, including the annual Dublin Horse Show, which was first held there in 1868. The Arena has also hosted football, tennis and wrestling events as well as concerts. The arena has a capacity of 18,500, 16,500 of which is seated. Website: www.rds.ie The Schoolhouse Hotel For those seeking somewhere a little bit different in Dublin the Schoolhouse Hotel luxury hotel in Ballsbridge Dublin 4 is definitely ahead of it's class. Unique, intimate and ideally located within 10 minutes walk of Dublin city centre, Grafton Street and the city's main tourist attractions. the four star Schoolhouse Hotel exudes a warm, friendly atmosphere and is the ideal venue when on business or for a leisurely weekend or midweek break in Dublin City. This 4 star hotel in Dublin 4 is superbly located within 10 minutes walk of the centre of Georgian Dublin, with it's many famous squares and buildings including Merrion Square, Trinity College, the National Museum and St. Stephen's Green, not to mention the City's most fashionable shopping area, Grafton Street. Official Stop of the Aircoach! Take the Aircoach (www.aircoach.ie) direct from Dublin Airport to our front door. Pick-Up and Drop Off every 15 minutes. Cost is only €7 each way.

Other local landmarks close to The Schoolhouse Hotel include: Lansdowne Road Rugby Stadium: Located only minutes from the world famous Lansdowne Road Rugby stadium, home to a host of international rugby events including the Six-Nations. Ireland vs. Italy 6th of February / Ireland vs. Wales 13th March 2010. The RDS arena and Simmonscourt which hosts the many exhibitions, concerts and of course the famous annual horse show. The National Print Museum Merrion Square and the home of Oscar Wilde Battle of the Mount Street Bridge commemoration statue Number 29 Georgian Townhouse National Art Gallery National History Museum Trinity College and the Trinity library home to the ancient manuscript the Book of Kells The Grand Canal which flows past The Schoolhouse Hotel The DART station, where one can travel to Dublin's scenic coast line from Howth to Bray.

Nearby Companies & Embassies : Companies which are less than 5 minutes walk from The Schoolhouse Hotel include: BT ELAN Accenture Pfizer Treasury Holdings Bank of Ireland Allied Irish Bank Ogier SAS Bruce Shaw Irish Dairy Board Irish League of Credit Unions ESB Watson Wyatt Macquarie Finance Google American Embassy English Embassy

Useful Websites Temple Bar www.temple-bar.ie Dublin's cultural quarter. Dublin Tourism www.visitdublin.com The official Dublin Tourism website offering information on tours, maps, travel, accommodation, and on-line booking. Aer Arann Express - www.aerarann.ie Budget car rental - www.budget.ie Aircoach - www.aircoach.ie Thrifty - www.thrifty.ie