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We'd like some help with a dilemma that we have at the hotel. We have just completed two new suites. One is going to be called the Lansdowne Suite and has a corporate feel to it. The other is more of a quirky leisure atmosphere.
Both offer stunning wrap around views of the stunning new Aviva Stadium. Our problem is we can't figure out what to call this suite. We're thinking that it should have a theatre feel considering our location to the Grand Canal Theatre to the Grand Canal Hotel but then again the room is overlooking the stadium...we can't decide.
We thought about "Grand Slam Suite" but that aint going to work. Someone suggested "Drico Suite" after Ireland's most famous rugby genious. "Academy Suite was another one.
Anyway, we've decided to ask for your help. Give us some suggestions and if we pick your suggestion we'll give you a night's stay in the suite and a lovely evening meal.
Head off to our Facebook page before the 30th of June to be in with a chance.

Good luck.

Aviva Stadium

The official opening of the Aviva Stadium took place on Friday and by all accounts it is a beautiful thing to behold. We are really excited. It has felt like centuries since the old Kitty O'Sheas (now Gasworks) was thronged with punters cladded in green jerseys. Anyway here is a list of all the facts on the stadium...just in case you were interested. Thanks to the Irish Times for the info.

HISTORY: Lansdowne Road stadium first opened for athletics in 1872 and when it closed it was the oldest sports stadium in Europe. Work started on the Aviva stadium in May 2007 and the venue was officially opened on Friday May 14th, 2010. The project architects were Populous (formerly HOK Sports Architecture)/Scott Tallon Walker, while the main contractor was John Sisk Sons.
€410m
Total cost (inclusive of €191 million of government funding).
4
Stands – the south, east and west stands have four tiers. The bottom and top tiers provide the main volume of spectating facilities, the second tier is for premium ticket holders, and the third tier houses corporate boxes. The North stand comprises one low-level seating tier because it is close to nearby houses.
63,802 sq m
The area occupied by the stadium.
47.65m
Highest point above the pitch.
189.9m
Length, north to south.
203m
Width, east to west, excluding podium and grand stairs.
6,000
People employed over a three-year period.
4,000,000
Work hours during construction.
5,000 tonnes
Of structural steel used.
€40m
Cost of the naming rights which were awarded to Aviva on February 12th, 2009.
50,000
Seating capacity. All seating is under a roof, but the roof does not extend over the pitch. There are 36 corporate boxes, with seating for 850 people. Premium seats total 10,000.
230
Wheelchair positions.
150
CCTV cameras.
400
Beer taps, capable of delivering 90,000 pints.
68
Camera positions. There are three television studios.
400
The number of press facilities.
AND THERE’S MORE
Car parking spaces: 200 (100 for disabled drivers). Meals served on match day 2,300. Restaurants : three, with nine kitchens and 69 kiosks or bars. Catering staff: 900. Chefs : 48. Stewards : 700. Gardaí on duty inside ground : 50.