[2] Major General W. R. E. Murphy, Deputy Commissioner of the Garda Síochána (police) proposed building the stadium in early 1935 and started fundraising with his wife Mary Agnes Murphy.

[2] Built in 1939, the venue hosts over 55 days of boxing and a number of other events each year.

[2] It is owned by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) and has been used by them for over 60 years as the venue for their national and international contests.

[3] Historically, the stadium was used as a music venue, regularly hosting bands such as Horslips,[4] Genesis, Led Zeppelin,[5] Thin Lizzy,[6]: 306  U2,[7] Van Morrison,[5] The Smiths, and many others.

[8][9] The venue is situated on the South Circular Road between Clanbrassil Street to the east and Dolphin's Barn to the west.