On completion in April 2010, Aviva Stadium will have a seated capacity of 50,000. All seating in the stadium is under cover of a roof; however, the roof does not extend over the pitch.

The redeveloped stadium is designed to provide superb facilities not alone for spectators but also for players, the media and the many support personnel needed to stage all events.

The unique design of the new stands and roof creates additional weather protected seating capacity within the constraints of the existing site. The design has been optimised to ensure all spectators have an excellent view of the pitch while retaining the unique Lansdowne Road atmosphere.

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Clare Scanlon from Donegal was the first Irish person to take part in the World Speed Skating Championships in the Olympic Oval, Calgary, on Friday 22nd of February 2007 and smashed a six year old 1500m world record by more than 8 seconds to take the silver medal. Aviva Insurance Europe SE is her main sponsor.

A former Finn Valley Athlete, Clare was a member of the club's U13 team that won an International cross country event in Gateshead in 1985 as well as being the recipient of a host of domestic track and field and cross country medals.

Aviva Group Ireland plc is broadcast sponsor of The Right Hook, the successful evening drive-time programme on Newstalk106-106FM. The programme is presented by well-known sports personality George Hook and, since NewsTalk’s broadcasts went nationwide, is now heard by a growing national audience.

Newstalk: The Right Hook