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The largest stadium of any kind in Ireland,
Croke Park.
The following is a list of Gaelic Athletic Association stadia. They are ordered by capacity; that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate.
Three of the stadiums above 50,000 capacity are used for Gaelic football and hurling provincial finals, while the largest stadium, Croke Park, is used for the All-Ireland final during September of each year, and the semi and quarter-finals of each sport. It is also used on occasion for the Leinster provincial finals and Ulster provincial finals in Gaelic football.
While Croke Park has hosted the majority of the football finals, it was once passed among counties apart from County Dublin, and in the case of the 1947 football championship, it was played in the Polo Grounds, in New York City. Similarly, Croke Park has hosted most of the hurling finals, with the most recent final outside the capital being in 1984, in Semple Stadium, County Tipperary, to mark the centenary of the founding of the GAA. The GAA was founded in Hayes Hotel in Thurles on the 1st of November in 1884.
List of stadia
| Rank |
Stadium |
Capacity |
Location |
Coordinates |
County |
| 1 |
Croke Park |
82,300 |
Dublin |
53°21′38.70″N 6°15′4.80″W / 53.36075°N 6.251333°W / 53.36075; -6.251333 |
Gaelic Athletic Association |
| 2 |
Semple Stadium |
55,000 |
Thurles |
52°40′55.91″N 7°49′30.40″W / 52.6821972°N 7.825111°W / 52.6821972; -7.825111 |
Tipperary GAA |
| 3 |
Gaelic Grounds |
50,000 |
Limerick |
52°40′12.50″N 8°39′15.10″W / 52.670139°N 8.654194°W / 52.670139; -8.654194 |
Limerick GAA |
| 4 |
Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
43,500 |
Cork |
51°53′59.10″N 8°26′6.15″W / 51.89975°N 8.4350417°W / 51.89975; -8.4350417 |
Cork GAA |
| 5 |
Fitzgerald Stadium |
43,000 |
Killarney |
52°3′58.75″N 9°30′28.56″W / 52.0663194°N 9.5079333°W / 52.0663194; -9.5079333 |
Kerry GAA |
| 6 |
St. Tiernach's Park |
36,000 |
Clones |
54°11′8.04″N 7°13′57.86″W / 54.1855667°N 7.2327389°W / 54.1855667; -7.2327389 |
Monaghan GAA |
| 7 |
McHale Park |
35,000 |
Castlebar |
53°51′13.92″N 9°17′3.93″W / 53.8538667°N 9.284425°W / 53.8538667; -9.284425 |
Mayo GAA |
| 8 |
Pearse Stadium |
34,000 |
Galway |
53°15′47.92″N 9°5′2.98″W / 53.2633111°N 9.0841611°W / 53.2633111; -9.0841611 |
Galway GAA |
| 9 |
Casement Park |
32,500 |
Belfast |
54°34′23.90″N 5°59′2.35″W / 54.573306°N 5.9839861°W / 54.573306; -5.9839861 |
Antrim GAA |
| 10 |
Dr. Hyde Park |
30,000 |
Roscommon |
53°37′29.70″N 8°10′50.54″W / 53.624917°N 8.1807056°W / 53.624917; -8.1807056 |
Roscommon GAA |
| 11 |
O'Moore Park |
27,000 |
Portlaoise |
53°1′33.84″N 7°18′7.93″W / 53.0260667°N 7.3022028°W / 53.0260667; -7.3022028 |
Laois GAA |
| 12 |
Páirc Tailteann |
25,000 |
Navan |
53°38′59.03″N 6°41′38.28″W / 53.6497306°N 6.6939667°W / 53.6497306; -6.6939667 |
Meath GAA |
| 13 |
Nowlan Park |
24,000 |
Kilkenny |
52°39′23.03″N 7°14′22.85″W / 52.6563972°N 7.2396806°W / 52.6563972; -7.2396806 |
Kilkenny GAA |
| 14 |
Healy Park |
25,000 |
Omagh |
54°36′49.89″N 7°17′45.95″W / 54.6138583°N 7.2960972°W / 54.6138583; -7.2960972 |
Tyrone GAA |
| 15 |
Breffni Park |
22,000 |
Cavan |
53°58′54.54″N 7°21′33.38″W / 53.9818167°N 7.3592722°W / 53.9818167; -7.3592722 |
Cavan GAA |
| 15 |
Páirc an Cheiltigh |
22,000 |
Derry |
54°59′35.73″N 7°20′0.83″W / 54.9932583°N 7.3335639°W / 54.9932583; -7.3335639 |
Derry GAA |
| 17 |
Dr. Cullen Park |
21,000 |
Carlow |
52°50′49.38″N 6°54′58.82″W / 52.84705°N 6.9163389°W / 52.84705; -6.9163389 |
Carlow GAA |
| 18 |
O'Connor Park |
20,000 |
Tullamore |
53°16′49.80″N 7°29′21.93″W / 53.2805°N 7.489425°W / 53.2805; -7.489425 |
Offaly GAA |
| 18 |
Wexford Park |
20,000 |
Wexford |
52°19′57.47″N 6°28′33.20″W / 52.3326306°N 6.475889°W / 52.3326306; -6.475889 |
Wexford GAA |
| 18 |
Páirc Esler |
20,000 |
Newry |
54°9′9.77″N 6°19′27.42″W / 54.1527139°N 6.3242833°W / 54.1527139; -6.3242833 |
Down GAA |
| 18 |
Brewster Park (Enniskillen) |
20,000 |
Enniskillen |
54°21′3.62″N 7°38′1.92″W / 54.3510056°N 7.6338667°W / 54.3510056; -7.6338667 |
Fermanagh GAA |
| 22 |
Cusack Park (Ennis) |
18,000 |
Ennis |
52°50′46.73″N 8°58′43.18″W / 52.8463139°N 8.9786611°W / 52.8463139; -8.9786611 |
Clare GAA |
| 22 |
Athletic Grounds |
18,000 |
Armagh |
54°20′36.15″N 6°39′41.21″W / 54.343375°N 6.6614472°W / 54.343375; -6.6614472 |
Armagh GAA |
| 24 |
MacCumhail Park |
17,500 |
Ballybofey |
54°48′3.69″N 7°46′42.38″W / 54.801025°N 7.7784389°W / 54.801025; -7.7784389 |
Donegal GAA |
| 25 |
Markievicz Park |
17,000 |
Sligo |
54°15′26.10″N 8°27′56.08″W / 54.25725°N 8.4655778°W / 54.25725; -8.4655778 |
Sligo GAA |
| 25 |
Walsh Park |
17,000 |
Waterford |
52°15′17″N 7°7′43.79″W / 52.25472°N 7.1288306°W / 52.25472; -7.1288306 |
Waterford GAA |
| 27 |
Austin Stack Park |
15,000 |
Tralee |
52°16′09.51″N 9°41′38.37″W / 52.2693083°N 9.6939917°W / 52.2693083; -9.6939917 |
Kerry GAA |
| 27 |
Fraher Field |
15,000 |
Dungarvan |
52°5′48.06″N 7°37′25.09″W / 52.0966833°N 7.6236361°W / 52.0966833; -7.6236361 |
Waterford GAA |
| 27 |
Cusack Park (Mullingar) |
15,000 |
Mullingar |
53°31′40.83″N 7°20′18.75″W / 53.5280083°N 7.3385417°W / 53.5280083; -7.3385417 |
Westmeath GAA |
| 27 |
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada |
15,000 |
Carrick-on-Shannon |
54°56′53.01″N 8°4′30.53″W / 54.9480583°N 8.0751472°W / 54.9480583; -8.0751472 |
Leitrim GAA |
| 31 |
Parnell Park |
13,500 |
Donnycarney, Dublin |
53°22′22.70″N 6°13′0″W / 53.372972°N 6.216667°W / 53.372972; -6.216667 |
Dublin GAA |
| 32 |
St. Conleth's Park |
13,000 |
Newbridge |
53°10′45.88″N 6°47′39.77″W / 53.1794111°N 6.7943806°W / 53.1794111; -6.7943806 |
Kildare GAA |
| 33 |
Drogheda Park |
12,000 |
Drogheda |
53°43′24.89″N 6°21′33.76″W / 53.7235806°N 6.3593778°W / 53.7235806; -6.3593778 |
Louth GAA |
| 34 |
St. Brendan's Park |
11,000 |
Birr |
53°5′29.14″N 7°54′31.01″W / 53.0914278°N 7.9086139°W / 53.0914278; -7.9086139 |
Offaly GAA |
| 34 |
Páirc Uí Rinn |
11,000 |
Cork |
51°53′29.1″N 8°26′13.39″W / 51.891417°N 8.4370528°W / 51.891417; -8.4370528 |
Cork GAA |
| 36 |
Pearse Park |
10,000 |
Longford |
53°44′21.29″N 7°48′7.46″W / 53.7392472°N 7.8020722°W / 53.7392472; -7.8020722 |
Longford GAA |
| 36 |
Aughrim Park |
10,000 |
Wicklow |
52°51′9.58″N 6°20′7.29″W / 52.8526611°N 6.3353583°W / 52.8526611; -6.3353583 |
Wicklow GAA |
| 36 |
Conneff Park |
10,000 |
Clane |
53°17′22.14″N 6°41′35.66″W / 53.2894833°N 6.6932389°W / 53.2894833; -6.6932389 |
Kildare GAA (hurling) |
| 39 |
Ardclough GAA |
5,000 |
Ardclough |
53°17′48.87″N 6°36′9.27″W / 53.2969083°N 6.602575°W / 53.2969083; -6.602575 |
Kildare GAA (hurling) |
| 40 |
Shamrock Field |
4,000 |
Saint John's |
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Canada GAA |
See also
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