Bohs confirm they will play LOI games at Laya Arena

Updated / Tuesday, 10 Nov 2026 10:41

Bohemians have confirmed they will play a number of their SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division games at the Laya Arena next season.

Bohs will continue to play at Dalymount Park until May of next year before vacating the old ground to facilitate redevelopment works. Work on a new 8,000-seater stadium is due for completion in 2029.

The club had previously said the men's team will play at more than one venue while the redevelopment is ongoing. On Tuesday, Bohs revealed that an agreement has been reached with the RDS to host LOI fixtures in Ballsbridge next season. They are still in negotiations to find a second primary home venue "at another League of Ireland stadium".

The clubs women's team will play their league matches at Frank Cooke Park, home of Tolka Rovers.

The Laya Arena - home to Leinster Rugby - had its full opening in October after a €52m overhaul.

"Hosting games at the RDS is a massive positive for the club and a great opportunity for us," said Bohemians president Matt Devaney.

"Because of the capacity constraints at Dalymount and our home games being consistently sold out in recent years, we have been turning supporters and potential new fans away.

"The recent refurbishment of the RDS means that we will be playing some of our most high-profile fixtures at a state-of-the art facility with a capacity of over 20,000, providing an unrivalled matchday League of Ireland experience, which we hope will attract new supporters and capture the imagination of the friends, families and communities of our existing support base.

"Securing temporary arrangements for both of our senior teams when we vacate Dalymount at the end of May has obviously been a challenge but securing the use of Frank Cooke Park for our women's team is another positive development.

"Our women's team have had great backing at their home games in Dalymount Park – the highest average attendances in the league – and our priority in finding an appropriate venue for our Women’s Premier Division games was to try and consolidate that and hopefully build on it further.

"Frank Cooke Park, located on Griffith Avenue, allows us to do that. It’s a first-class pitch and clubhouse with a spectator capacity that matches our current needs. It’s easily accessible and less than two miles from Dalymount in the heart of one of the heartlands where our club draws considerable support. We hope that will allow us to continue to consolidate our existing support base as well as attracting new supporters in the locality."

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