Leinster Cricket Club was founded in 1852, originally playing matches at nearby Grosvenor Square, before moving to Observatory Lane in 1865.

[3] To date, 13 first-class matches have been played at Observatory Lane, the last in 2012 against Afghanistan in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

[3] List A cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in the 2005 ICC Trophy, with the ground hosting two matches.

[5] A third List A match was played there between Leinster Lightning and Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup, with Leinster Lightning due to play a further List A match there in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup.

[7] The Ireland rugby union team played their first home match at Observatory Lane in 1875 against England,[8][1] after Lansdowne Road was deemed unsuitable.