Aviva Stadium-Official Opening
May 2010

An Taoiseach, Mr Brian Cowen, TD, officially opened the new Aviva Stadium at Lansdowne Road, Dublin on Friday 14 May 2010. The stadium will be the new home for Ireland's international rugby and soccer teams.

Speaking at the official opening, Mr Cowen paid tribute to all involved in the project and congratulating everyone involved on delivering the stadium within the budgeted figure and on time in less than three years.

John Sisk & Son Ltd were the main contractors on the project. In all over 90 companies worked on the project. In all some 4 million man hours went into the project with up to 1,300 people being on site at the busiest of times.