Dublin bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Dublin 2012 was one of the six short-listed bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, which were to be held in Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland, if the city won the bid to host the Games, but eventually ended up losing to London. Dublin had previously bid to host the 1936 Summer Olympics, but later withdrew and ended up losing to Berlin.

Venues

 * : Ceremonies (opening/closing), athletics
 * : Association football, Gaelic football, hurling (the latter two as demonstration sports)
 * : Field hockey
 * : Volleyball (indoor), table tennis, judo, weightlifting
 * : Basketball, gymnastics, tennis
 * : Sailing
 * (in County Cork): Boxing, fencing
 * (in Limerick): Archery
 * Swimming, diving, synchronised swimming
 * Sundrive Velodrome: Cycling (track)

International Olympic Committee evaluation report
TBA

Organising Committee for Dublin's 2012 Olympic Bid (OCDOB)
In 2003, the Olympic Council of Ireland formed an organisation that would be responsible for planning and organising the Games if Dublin won the bid to host them. It would also receive a new name if Dublin's bid was successful, but it went defunct shortly after London won.

Olympic Park
The Olympic Park for the Games was planned to be built and located around Croke Park, which would serve as the main venue of the Games. The athletes' village was supposed to be located behind the stadium.

Marketing
The official emblem for the candidacy campaign depicts four famous Dublin landmarks, the Samuel Beckett Bridge, Trinity College, the Spire of Dublin and the Ha'penny Bridge, as well as the sun, coloured the same colours as the Olympic rings. The official slogan for the campaign was, "This is your game" (Irish: Seo é do chluiche).