Belfast has a lot to offer in terms of Sporting events and taking part in sporting activities. For this reason, it has it’s own section on SnapshotBelfast. if you would like details of your sports club, centre or activity listed, then please email editor@snapshotbelfast.com.
Ice Hockey/Ice Skating
Belfast Giants Ice Hockey
As mentioned in a previous post on this website, Belfast is home to the might Belfast Giants Ice Hockey team who take part in the UK’s Ice Hockey Super League. They play at the prestigious Odyssey Arena which is situated in the up and coming Titanic Quarter of Belfast (see map. The following links will provide you with further information:
Giants website – http://www.belfastgiants.com
Odyssey Arena – http://www.odysseyarena.com/
Dundonald Ice Bowl
If you are in the mood for falling over, picking yourself up only to fall over again, then why not try Ice Skating in Dundonald. For those of you with more passion and flair for the ice, then what better way to master the art and perhaps one day you could play for the Giants. For further details of the venue, follow the links below. The Ice Bowl is situated just outside of Belfast (see map). You may also have difficulty finding the actual address from there website, so here it is 111 Old Dundonald Road, Belfast BT16 1XT.
Dundonald Ice Bowl – http://www.theicebowl.com
Football
Many people in Belfast and Northern Ireland are passionate about football and while there may be a large fan base in support of the English Premiership, Northern Ireland has its own league to boast about which offers punters the opportunity (sound like the flight crew on FlyBe) to take in a game at a price that is much more attractive to the pocket even if the standard is not. For more information on the league follow the first link below. We have also listed the names and associated links for the most recognisable and popular teams.
JJB Sports Premiership – http://www.ifapremiership.com
Ballymena United – http://www.ballymenaunitedfc.com/ (map)
Bangor United – http://www.bangorfc.com/ (map)
Cliftonville FC – http://www.cliftonvillefc.net/ (map)
Coleraine FC – http://www.colerainefc.com/ (map)
Crusaders – http://www.crusadersfc.com/ (map)
Dungannon Swifts – http://www.dungannonswiftsfc.co.uk/ (map)
Glenavon – http://glenavonfc.com/ (map)
Glentoran – http://www.glentoran.com/ (map)
Institute – http://www.stutefc.co.uk/ (map)
Linfield – http://www.linfieldfc.com/ (map) This is also home for the Northern Ireland International team
Lisburn-Distillery – www.lisburn-distillery.net (map)
Newry City – http://www.newrycityfc.com/ (map)
GAA – Football and Hurling
The pace and strength involved in the galiec game makes it intensley exciting and well worth going to a game should you have to when you visit. The county stadium for Antrim (the county in which Belfast is the capital city) is located at Casement Park (map). Should your travels take you further afield than Ulster, then go to the GAA Website for more details on the clubs, locations and fixtures. For now, we have provided details on the Ultser clubs. Why not sign up for the RSS feed for the Ulster clubs 
Racing
Down Royal
Located just 10 miles south of Belfast Down Royal is a premier racecourse with thirteen meetings throughout the year including the Bass Ireland St Patrick’s Day meeting, the Mirror May Day meeting, the Anglo Irish Bank Derby meeting and the internationally acclaimed Northern Ireland Festival of Racing in November. It is easy to get to an guarantees a great day out for those of you in the mind for a little flutter.
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