Musgrave Park, Cork

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Musgrave Park is a rugby stadium in Cork, Ireland, on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane. It is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and named after Jimmy Musgrave, a former IRFU president. The ground is used mainly by Dolphin RFC, Sundays Well RFC, and Munster Rugby, with each club having its own pitch on the east side. Opened in the 1940s, the park has hosted many important games and occasional international matches.

Renovations in the 2010s increased capacity to about 10,000, including a new west stand with 3,500 seats and a covered east terrace. A 1.1-hectare land sale helped fund the project, and the venue reopened in January 2015 as Irish Independent Park under a sponsorship deal (the naming rights ran until 2020). In early 2024, Virgin Media Ireland secured new naming rights, so the ground is also known as Virgin Media Park. Besides rugby, Musgrave Park has hosted concerts and other events, and has hosted Ireland’s women’s and under-20 teams, as well as some Cork City matches and notable touring sides.