O2 Dublin
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Entrance of venue displaying former O2 signage, November 2009
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| Former names | The O2(2008–14) |
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| Address | North Wall Quay Dublin D1 Ireland |
| Location | Point Village |
| Owner | Apollo Leisure Group, Ltd |
| Operator | Live Nation Ireland |
| Capacity | 14,500 |
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| Opened | 16 December 2008 |
| Construction cost | €80 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Project manager | AECOM |
| Structural engineer | BuroHappold |
| General contractor | DLPKS |
| Main contractors | Walls Construction |
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Coordinates: 53°20′51″N 06°13′43″W / 53.34750°N 6.22861°W
The 3Arena (originally The O2) is an indoor amphitheatre located at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland. It has a capacity of 14,500. The venue opened on 16 December 2008. It was built on the site of the former Point Theatre, a smaller music venue which operated from 1988–2007, retaining only some of the outer facade. The Point Theatre was branded as "The Point Depot", in recognition of its original role as a railway goods handling station. The venue was re-branded on 4 September 2014 due to the takeover of O2 Ireland by Three Ireland.
The venue is owned by Apollo Leisure Group Ltd. In 2011, the venue was named as the fifth busiest arena in the world with ticket sales of 670,000 putting it behind The O2 Arena in London, the Manchester Arena, Antwerp's Sportpaleis and Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena.
Following its closure in 2007, the site underwent major redevelopment and was renamed The O2 after the telecommunication brand, O2, similar to The O2 in London. In 2008, O2 paid €25 million for the naming rights for 10 years. Following the sale of mobile network operator O2 Ireland to rival 3 Ireland in June 2014, the venue was renamed as the 3Arena on 4 September 2014.
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