in May 2010. Thomond Park, a rugby ground in Limerick, has been rebuilt into a modern 26,000-capacity stadium, though not all-seated. Ireland has three Olympic-sized swimming pools – two of which are open to the public. The largest – located at Sports Campus Ireland – is the National Aquatic Centre. Ireland has several large horse and greyhound tracks such as Fairyhouse. Plans to develop a Northern Ireland stadium at the site of the former Maze prison in County Antrim to cater for Gaelic games, rugby and soccer were scrapped in 2009 after opposition from unionists and soccer fans. The Ireland national cricket team play One Day Internationals at Stormont in Belfast and at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. Ireland also plays Intercontinental Cup matches at the Woodvale Road ground, and has played test cricket at Malahide Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. Media coverage Newspapers: All major newspapers dedicate space to sports coverage, particularly to soccer, Gaelic games, rugby union and equestrian events. Television: Gaelic football, hurling and soccer receive most of the sports coverage on domestic channels. RTÉ Two and TG4 hold rights to broadcast Gaelic games in Ireland. Coverage of the League of Ireland is shared between RTÉ and other channels. TV3 and RTÉ Two both have rights to various European soccer competitions, such as the Champions League and the English Premier League. Satellite and cable subscribers have access to other foreign channels such as Sky Sports, Eurosport and Attheraces. Magazines: There are relatively few Irish based magazines apart from GAA ones such as the Hogan Stand. See also Culture of Ireland Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sport in Northern Ireland Sport in Galway Notes Further reading West, Trevor. The bold collegians: the development of sport in Trinity College, Dublin (Lilliput Press in association with DUCAC, 1991). Croke Park: Cathedral of Sport by Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, first printed September 2004 – The Ras: Ireland's Unique Bike Race 1953–2003 by Tom Daly, first printed October 2003 – Golfing in Ireland: The Most Complete Guide for Adventurous Golfers by Rob Armstrong, first printed May 2000 – The Fighting Irish by Roger Anderson, first printed October 2004 – Greyhound racing Michael Fortune (2002), in Brian Lalor (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Ireland. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. External links Irish Sports Council Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport Olympic Council of Ireland Sport Northern Ireland Federation of Irish Sport Irish culture