BURNLEY will follow in the footsteps of Lions when they train at Carton House this week.

The Clarets fly to Dublin tomorrow (Monday) ahead of a training camp at the plush resort around 15 miles outside Dublin.

And Sean Dyche's side will hope to take inspiration from the guests who used Carton House for a week of training at the end of May - the British and Irish Lions.

Warren Gatland's Lions met up at the resort, which is the training base for the Ireland national rugby team, for a tough week of training ahead of flying to New Zealand for a gruelling six-week tour.

It clearly helped as the Lions ended their trip on Saturday with a 15-15 draw with New Zealand in the third Test, securing an against-the-odds drawn series with the All Blacks.

The Lions also trained at Carton House in 2013 before travelling to Australia and beating the Wallabies 2-1.

The training facility at Carton House hosts two full size soccer pitches, two full size rugby pitches and a GAA (Gaelic Football and Hurling) pitch of equal dimensions to Croke Park, all of which are laid to international standards.

Since Real Madrid trained at Carton House in 2009, and gave the venue a glowing review, it has become more and more popular with leading teams looking for a training camp in the summer.

After the camp was announced, Clarets chief Dyche said: "We have made a decision to go just outside Dublin. I flew over there recently to have a look and the facilities are great, which is key.

"It’s a change from the norm and we don’t want to go too far away from our thinking here, because we have this new training facility which is fantastic.

“But pre-season is a long period, so I think it’s good to get the lads away, and in that more confined environment where everyone is together for five or six days to allow us to get that bonding done, as well as the physical, tactical and technical work.

“We went to Evian two seasons running and we loved it, but this just fitted in with our thinking this time around.”