Croke Park, the largest stadium of any kind in Ireland
Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork city, the third largest GAA stadium

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 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, 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

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

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 27,000
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

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

RankStadiumCapacityLocationCoordinatesCounty
1Croke Park82,300[2]Dublin53°21′38.70″N 6°15′4.80″W / 53.3607500°N 6.2513333°W / 53.3607500; -6.2513333GAA
2Semple Stadium45,690[3]Thurles52°40′55.91″N 7°49′30.40″W / 52.6821972°N 7.8251111°W / 52.6821972; -7.8251111Tipperary GAA
3Páirc Uí Chaoimh45,000[4]Cork51°53′59.10″N 8°26′6.15″W / 51.8997500°N 8.4350417°W / 51.8997500; -8.4350417Cork GAA
4Gaelic Grounds44,023[5]Limerick52°40′12.50″N 8°39′15.10″W / 52.6701389°N 8.6541944°W / 52.6701389; -8.6541944Limerick GAA
5Fitzgerald Stadium38,000[6][7]Killarney52°3′58.75″N 9°30′28.56″W / 52.0663194°N 9.5079333°W / 52.0663194; -9.5079333Kerry GAA
6Casement Park*34,578[8]Belfast54°34′23.90″N 5°59′2.35″W / 54.5733056°N 5.9839861°W / 54.5733056; -5.9839861Antrim GAA
7St Tiernach's Park29,000[9]Clones54°11′8.04″N 7°13′57.86″W / 54.1855667°N 7.2327389°W / 54.1855667; -7.2327389Monaghan GAA
8Nowlan Park27,000[10]Kilkenny52°39′23.03″N 7°14′22.85″W / 52.6563972°N 7.2396806°W / 52.6563972; -7.2396806Kilkenny GAA
9Pearse Stadium26,197[11]Galway53°15′47.92″N 9°5′2.98″W / 53.2633111°N 9.0841611°W / 53.2633111; -9.0841611Galway GAA
10MacHale Park25,369[12]Castlebar53°51′13.92″N 9°17′3.93″W / 53.8538667°N 9.2844250°W / 53.8538667; -9.2844250Mayo GAA
11Breffni Park25,030[13]Cavan53°58′54.54″N 7°21′33.38″W / 53.9818167°N 7.3592722°W / 53.9818167; -7.3592722Cavan GAA
12O'Moore Park22,000[14]Portlaoise53°1′33.84″N 7°18′7.93″W / 53.0260667°N 7.3022028°W / 53.0260667; -7.3022028Laois GAA
13Páirc Esler20,000[15]Newry54°9′9.77″N 6°19′27.42″W / 54.1527139°N 6.3242833°W / 54.1527139; -6.3242833Down GAA
14Cusack Park (Ennis)19,000[16]Ennis52°50′46.73″N 8°58′43.18″W / 52.8463139°N 8.9786611°W / 52.8463139; -8.9786611Clare GAA
15Dr. Hyde Park18,890[17]Roscommon53°37′29.70″N 8°10′50.54″W / 53.6249167°N 8.1807056°W / 53.6249167; -8.1807056Roscommon GAA
16Markievicz Park18,558[10]Sligo54°15′26.10″N 8°27′56.08″W / 54.2572500°N 8.4655778°W / 54.2572500; -8.4655778Sligo GAA
17Páirc na gCeilteach18,500[18]Derry54°59′35.73″N 7°20′0.83″W / 54.9932583°N 7.3335639°W / 54.9932583; -7.3335639Derry GAA
Athletic Grounds18,500[19]Armagh54°20′36.15″N 6°39′41.21″W / 54.3433750°N 6.6614472°W / 54.3433750; -6.6614472Armagh GAA
19Wexford Park18,000[13]Wexford52°19′57.47″N 6°28′33.20″W / 52.3326306°N 6.4758889°W / 52.3326306; -6.4758889Wexford GAA
Brewster Park18,000[10]Enniskillen54°21′3.62″N 7°38′1.92″W / 54.3510056°N 7.6338667°W / 54.3510056; -7.6338667Fermanagh GAA
O'Connor Park18,000[10]Tullamore53°16′49.80″N 7°29′21.93″W / 53.2805000°N 7.4894250°W / 53.2805000; -7.4894250Offaly GAA
22Healy Park17,636[10]Omagh54°36′49.89″N 7°17′45.95″W / 54.6138583°N 7.2960972°W / 54.6138583; -7.2960972Tyrone GAA
23MacCumhaill Park17,500[20]Ballybofey54°48′3.69″N 7°46′42.38″W / 54.8010250°N 7.7784389°W / 54.8010250; -7.7784389Donegal GAA
24Páirc Uí Rinn16,440[21]Cork51°53′29.1″N 8°26′13.39″W / 51.891417°N 8.4370528°W / 51.891417; -8.4370528Cork GAA
25Fraher Field15,000[22]Dungarvan52°5′48.06″N 7°37′25.09″W / 52.0966833°N 7.6236361°W / 52.0966833; -7.6236361Waterford GAA
26St Mary's Park14,000[23]Castleblayney54°11′8.04″N 7°13′57.86″W / 54.1855667°N 7.2327389°W / 54.1855667; -7.2327389Monaghan GAA
27Austin Stack Park12,000[24]Tralee52°16′09.51″N 9°41′38.37″W / 52.2693083°N 9.6939917°W / 52.2693083; -9.6939917Kerry GAA
28Cusack Park (Mullingar)11,500[25]Mullingar53°31′40.83″N 7°20′18.75″W / 53.5280083°N 7.3385417°W / 53.5280083; -7.3385417Westmeath GAA
29Dr. Cullen Park11,000[26]Carlow52°50′49.38″N 6°54′58.82″W / 52.8470500°N 6.9163389°W / 52.8470500; -6.9163389Carlow GAA
Walsh Park11,046[27]Waterford52°15′17″N 7°7′43.79″W / 52.25472°N 7.1288306°W / 52.25472; -7.1288306Waterford GAA
31Páirc Tailteann11,000[28]Navan53°38′59.03″N 6°41′38.28″W / 53.6497306°N 6.6939667°W / 53.6497306; -6.6939667Meath GAA
32Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada9,331[29]Carrick-on-Shannon53°56′53.01″N 8°4′30.53″W / 53.9480583°N 8.0751472°W / 53.9480583; -8.0751472Leitrim GAA
33St Brendan's Park8,800[30]Birr53°5′29.14″N 7°54′31.01″W / 53.0914278°N 7.9086139°W / 53.0914278; -7.9086139Offaly GAA
34Parnell Park8,500[31]Donnycarney53°22′22.70″N 6°13′0″W / 53.3729722°N 6.21667°W / 53.3729722; -6.21667Dublin GAA
35O'Donnell Park8,200[32]LetterkennyDonegal GAA
St Conleth's Park8,200[33]Newbridge53°10′45.88″N 6°47′39.77″W / 53.1794111°N 6.7943806°W / 53.1794111; -6.7943806Kildare GAA
37Aughrim County Ground7,000[34]Wicklow52°51′9.58″N 6°20′7.29″W / 52.8526611°N 6.3353583°W / 52.8526611; -6.3353583Wicklow GAA
O'Garney Park7,000[35]SixmilebridgeClare GAA
39St Jarlath's Park6,700[36]Tuam53°50′34″N 8°51′11″W / 53.84278°N 8.85306°W / 53.84278; -8.85306Galway GAA
40Pearse Park6,000[37]Longford53°44′21.29″N 7°48′7.46″W / 53.7392472°N 7.8020722°W / 53.7392472; -7.8020722Longford GAA
41Fr Tierney Park5,600[32]BallyshannonDonegal GAA
42McKenna Park5,000Ballycran54°28′38.99″N 5°30′26.94″W / 54.4774972°N 5.5074833°W / 54.4774972; -5.5074833Down GAA
Pearse Park (Arklow)5,000ArklowWicklow GAA
44Shamrock Field4,000St John'sCanada GAA
45Corrigan Park3,700[38][39]BelfastAntrim GAA
46Drogheda Park3,500[40]Drogheda53°43′24.89″N 6°21′33.76″W / 53.7235806°N 6.3593778°W / 53.7235806; -6.3593778Louth GAA
47McGovern Park3,000[41]Ruislip51°33′01″N 0°23′54″W / 51.5501847°N 0.3983778°W / 51.5501847; -0.3983778London GAA
Duggan Park3,000[42]BallinasloeGalway GAA
49Gaelic Park2,000[43]New York City40°53′15″N 73°54′5″W / 40.88750°N 73.90139°W / 40.88750; -73.90139New York GAA
50Páirc Phroinsías1,000ClaraOffaly GAA
*Closed and in state of dereliction. Awaiting redevelopment. Listed capacity is for proposed redevelopment.


See also

Lists of stadiums by capacity

References

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