Convention Centre Dublin Convention Centre Dublin The Convention Centre Dublin () is a convention centre in the Dublin Docklands, Ireland. The Convention centre overlooks the River Liffey at Spencer Dock. It was designed by the American-Irish architect Kevin Roche. The CCD was shortlisted for the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards – Engineering Project of the Year 2010. In 1995, the then Irish government planned to build a National Convention Centre but this plan was abandoned. Minister for Tourism Enda Kenny had announced the location of the proposed convention centre to be at the RDS in Ballsbridge – this proved to be a dead-end. In
Donegal v Dublin (2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship) in the 2011 semi-final, Dublin had beaten Donegal on their way to becoming All-Ireland champions. Dublin's route to the semi-final included Leinster Championship victories over Laois, Wexford and Meath and an All-Ireland quarter-final thrashing of Monaghan. Donegal's route to the semi-final included Ulster Championship victories over Derry, Antrim and Monaghan and an All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Armagh. The two teams had met in four previous Championship matches, with Dublin having by far the better record. Indeed, Donegal entered the game having never scored a goal against Dublin in Championship football. Each side made two late changes: David Walsh and Rory