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A venue website connecting rugby heritage, tours and events

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Thomond Park needed a website that connected rugby heritage, tours, events and venue enquiries without losing landmark credibility.

Home of Munster Rugby and one of Ireland's most recognisable sporting venues, Thomond Park needed a digital experience that respected its reputation while solving practical visitor tasks. The project focused on making booking and research journeys easier to understand, especially on mobile, without losing the credibility expected from a landmark venue. Heritage, tours, events and commercial enquiries all needed distinct but coherent visitor paths online.

Services

UX Architecture
Web Design
Booking Engine Integration
Technical SEO
Accessibility Compliance

A venue website connecting rugby heritage, tours and events

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Thomond Park needed a website that connected rugby heritage, tours, events and venue enquiries without losing landmark credibility.

Home of Munster Rugby and one of Ireland's most recognisable sporting venues, Thomond Park needed a digital experience that respected its reputation while solving practical visitor tasks. The project focused on making booking and research journeys easier to understand, especially on mobile, without losing the credibility expected from a landmark venue. Heritage, tours, events and commercial enquiries all needed distinct but coherent visitor paths online.

Services

UX Architecture
Web Design
Booking Engine Integration
Technical SEO
Accessibility Compliance

Date

Sept 2024

Client

Thomond Park

Industry

Sports & Tourism

Timeline

3 months

Thomond Park Stadium, a prominent Limerick landmark for web design Limerick.
Thomond Park Stadium website shown on laptop, demonstrating web design Limerick.
Laptop showing Thomond Park Stadium 'Conferences & Events' website for web design Limerick.

The Challenge

The opportunity was to make the website work harder for supporters, tour visitors, event planners and the internal team.

Visitors needed a clearer mobile journey for museum and stadium tours. Corporate and private event audiences needed fast access to venue information, specifications and enquiry routes. The site also needed to reflect the scale, heritage and atmosphere of Thomond Park without making everyday updates difficult for the team behind it.

Website for a venue on a laptop, demonstrating web design Limerick.
Sleek website design Ireland on a laptop embedded in concrete.

The Solution

We rebuilt the platform around clear visitor journeys, flexible content and a stronger sense of place.

The new website combines a mobile first structure, video led headers, improved event content and a smoother booking route for museum and stadium tours. Venue information is easier to scan, key commercial journeys are clearer, and the experience gives Thomond Park more room to communicate rugby heritage, tours, events and matchday updates in one coherent platform.

Smartphone displaying a clean, mobile-responsive web design Limerick site.

The Process

The build combined UX planning, technical SEO, faster page delivery and practical content management.

Brainstorm structured the site around the main audience needs: fans, tour visitors, event organisers and international researchers. The technical work included caching, GZIP compression, minified assets, dynamic event display sections and content management tools for matchday updates. Accessibility considerations were built into the interface so the site could serve a wider audience across devices.

Thomond Park website on tablet, exemplifying web design Limerick.
Tablet displaying venue website design Limerick for events and stadium information.
Website on laptop breaking concrete, showcasing web design Limerick.
Mobile event website example by Brainstorm Design Limerick.
Tablet displays Thomond Park Stadium website for Brainstorm Web Design.
Brainstorm Design Limerick project shows responsive website on tablet and phone.
Website design Limerick displayed on tablets for a sports venue.

By the numbers

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New users recorded across the venue website audience.

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New users recorded across the venue website audience.

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Organic users supported by search visibility and venue content.

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Organic users supported by search visibility and venue content.

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Approximate USA audience share noted in reporting.

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Approximate USA audience share noted in reporting.

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Brainstorm are brilliant. Created a superb website for Thomond Park and their support service is excellent. Nothing is too much trouble and Dave Curtin their creative director is top class. I highly recommend Brainstorm.

John Cantwell

Managing Director, Thomond Park

Thomond Park

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Brainstorm are brilliant. Created a superb website for Thomond Park and their support service is excellent. Nothing is too much trouble and Dave Curtin their creative director is top class. I highly recommend Brainstorm.

John Cantwell

Managing Director, Thomond Park

Thomond Park

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Brainstorm Design Studio A senior-led award-winning web design studio based in Limerick City (V94). We provide digital strategy and branding for the Mid-West region, including Castletroy, Raheen, Adare, and the rest of Ireland. Unlike generalist agencies, we offer direct Creative Director access for businesses in Limerick and County Clare.

Brainstorm Design Studio A senior-led award-winning web design studio based in Limerick City (V94). We provide digital strategy and branding for the Mid-West region, including Castletroy, Raheen, Adare, and the rest of Ireland. Unlike generalist agencies, we offer direct Creative Director access for businesses in Limerick and County Clare.