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List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

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Croke Park, the largest stadium of any kind in Ireland.

The following is a list of stadiums used by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The stadiums are ordered by capacity; that is, the maximum number of spectators each stadium is authorised by the GAA to accommodate.

Three of the stadiums above 35,000 capacity are used for Gaelic football and hurling provincial finals, while the largest stadium, Croke Park, is used for the All-Ireland Senior Championship Finals 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, and has been leased for non-GAA events.

While Croke Park has hosted the majority of finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the final was previously passed among counties apart from Dublin—and, in the case of the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Similarly, Croke Park has hosted most of the finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship; the most recent final held outside the capital was in 1984, at Semple Stadium in Thurles, County Tipperary, to mark the centenary of the founding of the GAA in the town.

Fans are not usually segregated at GAA venues.[1]

County grounds

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Below are the locations of the county stadiums for county teams that participate in either the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship or the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

County grounds

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This is a list of all the current county grounds and their location.

County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
Antrim Belfast Ulster Casement Park (not in use) 31,661
Antrim Corrigan Park 3,700
Armagh Armagh Ulster Athletic Grounds 18,500
Carlow Carlow Leinster Dr Cullen Park 11,000
Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 32,000
Clare Ennis Munster Cusack Park 19,000
Cork Cork Munster Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Cork Páirc Uí Rinn 16,440
Derry Derry Ulster Celtic Park 22,000
Donegal Ballybofey Ulster MacCumhaill Park 18,000
Down Newry Ulster Páirc Esler 20,000
Dublin Dublin Leinster Croke Park (neutral) 82,300
Dublin Donnycarney Parnell Park (official home venue) 8,500
Fermanagh Enniskillen Ulster Brewster Park 18,000
Galway Galway Connacht Pearse Stadium 26,197
Kerry Killarney Munster Fitzgerald Stadium 38,000
Kerry Tralee Austin Stack Park 12,000
Kildare Newbridge Leinster St Conleth's Park 8,200
Kilkenny Kilkenny Leinster Nowlan Park 27,000
Lancashire East Didsbury Britain Old Bedians
Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 22,000
Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
Limerick Limerick Munster Gaelic Grounds 44,203
London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000
Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 10,000
Louth Drogheda Leinster Drogheda Park 3,500
Mayo Castlebar Connacht MacHale Park 25,369
Meath Navan Leinster Páirc Tailteann 11,000
Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 36,000
New York Bronx North America Gaelic Park 2,000
Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 20,000
Roscommon Roscommon Connacht Dr Hyde Park 25,000
Sligo Sligo Connacht Markievicz Park 18,558
Tipperary Thurles Munster Semple Stadium 45,690
Tyrone Omagh Ulster Healy Park 17,636
Warwickshire Solihull Britain Páirc na hÉireann 4,500
Waterford Waterford Munster Walsh Park (currently being redeveloped) 16,500
Waterford Dungarvan Fraher Field 15,000
Westmeath Mullingar Leinster Cusack Park 11,000
Wexford Wexford Leinster Chadwicks Wexford Park 20,000
Wicklow Aughrim Leinster Aughrim County Ground 7,000

List of GAA grounds by capacity

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Below is a list of the 50 GAA stadiums ranked by capacity.

Rank Stadium Capacity Location Coordinates County Image
1 Croke Park 82,300[2] Dublin 53°21′38.70″N 6°15′4.80″W / 53.3607500°N 6.2513333°W / 53.3607500; -6.2513333 GAA
2 Semple Stadium 45,690[3] Thurles 52°40′55.91″N 7°49′30.40″W / 52.6821972°N 7.8251111°W / 52.6821972; -7.8251111 Tipperary GAA
3 Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000[4] Cork 51°53′59.10″N 8°26′6.15″W / 51.8997500°N 8.4350417°W / 51.8997500; -8.4350417 Cork GAA
4 Gaelic Grounds 44,023[5] Limerick 52°40′12.50″N 8°39′15.10″W / 52.6701389°N 8.6541944°W / 52.6701389; -8.6541944 Limerick GAA
5 Fitzgerald Stadium 38,000[6][7] Killarney 52°3′58.75″N 9°30′28.56″W / 52.0663194°N 9.5079333°W / 52.0663194; -9.5079333 Kerry GAA
6 Casement Park 34,578[8] Belfast 54°34′23.90″N 5°59′2.35″W / 54.5733056°N 5.9839861°W / 54.5733056; -5.9839861 Antrim GAA
7 St Tiernach's Park 29,000[9] Clones 54°11′8.04″N 7°13′57.86″W / 54.1855667°N 7.2327389°W / 54.1855667; -7.2327389 Monaghan GAA
8 Nowlan Park 27,000[10] Kilkenny 52°39′23.03″N 7°14′22.85″W / 52.6563972°N 7.2396806°W / 52.6563972; -7.2396806 Kilkenny GAA
9 Pearse Stadium 26,197[11] Galway 53°15′47.92″N 9°5′2.98″W / 53.2633111°N 9.0841611°W / 53.2633111; -9.0841611 Galway GAA
10 MacHale Park 25,369[12] Castlebar 53°51′13.92″N 9°17′3.93″W / 53.8538667°N 9.2844250°W / 53.8538667; -9.2844250 Mayo GAA
11 Breffni Park 25,030[13] Cavan 53°58′54.54″N 7°21′33.38″W / 53.9818167°N 7.3592722°W / 53.9818167; -7.3592722 Cavan GAA
12 Dr. Hyde Park 23,900[14] Roscommon 53°37′29.70″N 8°10′50.54″W / 53.6249167°N 8.1807056°W / 53.6249167; -8.1807056 Roscommon GAA
13 O'Moore Park 22,000[15] Portlaoise 53°1′33.84″N 7°18′7.93″W / 53.0260667°N 7.3022028°W / 53.0260667; -7.3022028 Laois GAA
14 Cusack Park 20,100[16] Ennis 52°50′46.73″N 8°58′43.18″W / 52.8463139°N 8.9786611°W / 52.8463139; -8.9786611 Clare GAA
15 Páirc Esler 20,000[17] Newry 54°9′9.77″N 6°19′27.42″W / 54.1527139°N 6.3242833°W / 54.1527139; -6.3242833 Down GAA
16 Markievicz Park 18,558[10] Sligo 54°15′26.10″N 8°27′56.08″W / 54.2572500°N 8.4655778°W / 54.2572500; -8.4655778 Sligo GAA
17 Páirc na gCeilteach 18,500[18] Derry 54°59′35.73″N 7°20′0.83″W / 54.9932583°N 7.3335639°W / 54.9932583; -7.3335639 Derry GAA
18 Athletic Grounds 18,500[19] Armagh 54°20′36.15″N 6°39′41.21″W / 54.3433750°N 6.6614472°W / 54.3433750; -6.6614472 Armagh GAA
19 Wexford Park 18,000[13] Wexford 52°19′57.47″N 6°28′33.20″W / 52.3326306°N 6.4758889°W / 52.3326306; -6.4758889 Wexford GAA
20 Brewster Park 18,000[10] Enniskillen 54°21′3.62″N 7°38′1.92″W / 54.3510056°N 7.6338667°W / 54.3510056; -7.6338667 Fermanagh GAA
21 O'Connor Park 18,000[10] Tullamore 53°16′49.80″N 7°29′21.93″W / 53.2805000°N 7.4894250°W / 53.2805000; -7.4894250 Offaly GAA
22 Healy Park 17,636[10] Omagh 54°36′49.89″N 7°17′45.95″W / 54.6138583°N 7.2960972°W / 54.6138583; -7.2960972 Tyrone GAA
23 MacCumhaill Park 17,500[20] Ballybofey 54°48′3.69″N 7°46′42.38″W / 54.8010250°N 7.7784389°W / 54.8010250; -7.7784389 Donegal GAA
24 Páirc Uí Rinn 16,440[21] Cork 51°53′29.1″N 8°26′13.39″W / 51.891417°N 8.4370528°W / 51.891417; -8.4370528 Cork GAA
25 Fraher Field 15,000[22] Dungarvan 52°5′48.06″N 7°37′25.09″W / 52.0966833°N 7.6236361°W / 52.0966833; -7.6236361 Waterford GAA
26 St Mary's Park 14,000[23] Castleblayney 54°11′8.04″N 7°13′57.86″W / 54.1855667°N 7.2327389°W / 54.1855667; -7.2327389 Monaghan GAA
27 Austin Stack Park 12,000[24] Tralee 52°16′09.51″N 9°41′38.37″W / 52.2693083°N 9.6939917°W / 52.2693083; -9.6939917 Kerry GAA
28 Cusack Park 11,500[25] Mullingar 53°31′40.83″N 7°20′18.75″W / 53.5280083°N 7.3385417°W / 53.5280083; -7.3385417 Westmeath GAA
29 Dr. Cullen Park 11,000[26] Carlow 52°50′49.38″N 6°54′58.82″W / 52.8470500°N 6.9163389°W / 52.8470500; -6.9163389 Carlow GAA
30 Walsh Park 11,046[27] Waterford 52°15′17″N 7°7′43.79″W / 52.25472°N 7.1288306°W / 52.25472; -7.1288306 Waterford GAA
31 Páirc Tailteann 11,000[28] Navan 53°38′59.03″N 6°41′38.28″W / 53.6497306°N 6.6939667°W / 53.6497306; -6.6939667 Meath GAA
32 Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331[29] Carrick-on-Shannon 53°56′53.01″N 8°4′30.53″W / 53.9480583°N 8.0751472°W / 53.9480583; -8.0751472 Leitrim GAA
33 St Brendan's Park 8,800[30] Birr 53°5′29.14″N 7°54′31.01″W / 53.0914278°N 7.9086139°W / 53.0914278; -7.9086139 Offaly GAA
34 Parnell Park 8,500[31] Donnycarney 53°22′22.70″N 6°13′0″W / 53.3729722°N 6.21667°W / 53.3729722; -6.21667 Dublin GAA
35 O'Donnell Park 8,200[32] Letterkenny Donegal GAA
36 St Conleth's Park 8,200[33] Newbridge 53°10′45.88″N 6°47′39.77″W / 53.1794111°N 6.7943806°W / 53.1794111; -6.7943806 Kildare GAA
37 Aughrim County Ground 7,000[34] Wicklow 52°51′9.58″N 6°20′7.29″W / 52.8526611°N 6.3353583°W / 52.8526611; -6.3353583 Wicklow GAA
38 O'Garney Park 7,000[35] Sixmilebridge Clare GAA
39 St Jarlath's Park 6,700[36] Tuam 53°50′34″N 8°51′11″W / 53.84278°N 8.85306°W / 53.84278; -8.85306 Galway GAA
40 Pearse Park 6,000[37] Longford 53°44′21.29″N 7°48′7.46″W / 53.7392472°N 7.8020722°W / 53.7392472; -7.8020722 Longford GAA
41 Fr Tierney Park 5,600[32] Ballyshannon Donegal GAA
42 McKenna Park 5,000 Ballycran 54°28′38.99″N 5°30′26.94″W / 54.4774972°N 5.5074833°W / 54.4774972; -5.5074833 Down GAA
43 Pearse Park 5,000 Arklow Wicklow GAA
44 Corrigan Park 3,700[38][39] Belfast Antrim GAA
45 Drogheda Park 3,500[40] Drogheda 53°43′24.89″N 6°21′33.76″W / 53.7235806°N 6.3593778°W / 53.7235806; -6.3593778 Louth GAA
46 McGovern Park 3,000[41] Ruislip 51°33′01″N 0°23′54″W / 51.5501847°N 0.3983778°W / 51.5501847; -0.3983778 London GAA
47 Duggan Park 3,000[42] Ballinasloe Galway GAA
48 Gaelic Park 2,000[43] New York City 40°53′15″N 73°54′5″W / 40.88750°N 73.90139°W / 40.88750; -73.90139 New York GAA
49 Páirc Phroinsías 1,000 Clara Offaly GAA

See also

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