text: On the banks of the Liffey , just 3 km ( 2 miles ) from the bustle of O 'Connell Street , lies the biggest urban park in Europe , comprising some 709 hectares ( 1,750 acres ) of landscaped gardens , woods , pastures , and playing fields for all sorts of sports .
  
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  There is a soccer field and a football field on the banks of the Liffey .