List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity
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Croke Park has the largest capacity of any stadium in Ireland and the third largest in Europe
The following is a list of sports stadiums in Ireland. This includes stadiums in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They are ordered by their capacity; i.e. the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate. The capacity figures are permanent total capacity as authorised by the controlling body, including seating and any standing areas, and excluding any temporary seating.
Most stadiums are used for Gaelic games, association football, or rugby union.
Top 10 stadiums by capacity[]
The maps pictured below, exclude stadiums currently under construction or awaiting redevelopment.
![]() ![]() Croke Park ![]() Aviva Stadium
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![]() ![]() Croke Park ![]() Aviva Stadium
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Stadiums[]
In italics are those currently under redevelopment/construction/planning. This list is not complete. Up to date as of 30 April 2021.
Rank | Stadium | Location | Owner(s) or Tenant(s) | Main use(s) | Capacity (Safe) | Seated | Previous Capacity | Floodlit |
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1 | Croke Park | Dublin | Gaelic Athletic Association | Gaelic football/Hurling | 82,300[1] | 69,500 | 90,556 | Yes |
2 | Aviva Stadium | Dublin | IRFU/FAI/Leinster Rugby | Rugby union/Association football | 51,700[2] | 51,700 | Yes | |
3 | Semple Stadium | Thurles | Tipperary GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 45,690[3] | 24,000 | 53,500 | Yes |
4 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Cork | Cork GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 45,000[4] | 21,000 | 32,550 | Yes[5] |
5 | Gaelic Grounds Páirc na nGael |
Limerick | Limerick GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 44,023[6] | 20,293 | 49,866 | Yes |
6 | Fitzgerald Stadium | Killarney | Kerry GAA | Gaelic football | 38,000[7][8] | 9,000 | 43,180 | No |
7 | Casement Park | Belfast | Antrim GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 34,578[9] | Yes | ||
8 | St Tiernach's Park | Clones | Monaghan GAA | Gaelic football | 29,000[10] | 18,500 | 36,000 | No |
9 | Nowlan Park | Kilkenny | Kilkenny GAA | Hurling | 27,000[11] | 18,000 | 30,000 | No |
10 | Pearse Stadium | Galway | Galway GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 26,197[12] | 8,000 | 34,000 | Yes |
11 | Thomond Park | Limerick | IRFU/Munster Rugby | Rugby union | 25,600[13] | 15,100 | Yes | |
12 | MacHale Park | Castlebar | Mayo GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 25,369[14] | 25,369 | 38,000 | Yes |
13 | Breffni Park | Cavan | Cavan GAA | Gaelic football | 25,030[15] | 5,030 | Yes | |
14 | O'Moore Park | Portlaoise | Laois GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 22,000[16] | 6,500 | Yes | |
15 | Dr. Cullen Park | Carlow | Carlow GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 21,000[17] | 3,000 | 18,000 | No |
16 | Páirc Esler | Newry | Down GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 20,000[18] | 8,000 | Yes | |
17 | Cusack Park | Ennis | Clare GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 19,000[19] | 3,269 | 28,000 | No |
18 | Dr. Hyde Park | Roscommon | Roscommon GAA | Gaelic football | 18,890[20] | 3,600 | 25,000 | No |
19 | Windsor Park | Belfast | Linfield/IFA | Association football | 18,614[21] | 18,000 | 24,734 | Yes[22] |
20 | Markievicz Park | Sligo | Sligo GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 18,558[11] | 3,585 | No | |
21 | Celtic Park | Derry | Derry GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 18,500[23] | 3,600 | 22,000 | Yes |
RDS Arena | Dublin | Royal Dublin Society/Leinster Rugby | Equestrianism/rugby union | 18,500[24] | 16,500 | Yes | ||
Athletic Grounds | Armagh | Armagh GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 18,500[25] | 5,575[11] | Yes | ||
24 | Ravenhill Stadium | Belfast | IRFU/Ulster Rugby | Rugby union | 18,196[26] | 9,000 | 12,000 | Yes |
25 | Wexford Park | Wexford | Wexford GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 18,000[15] | 9,000 | No | |
O'Connor Park | Tullamore | Offaly GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 18,000[11] | 7,000 | No | ||
Brewster Park | Enniskillen | Fermanagh GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 18,000[11] | Yes | |||
28 | Healy Park | Omagh | Tyrone GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 17,636[11] | 4,500 | Yes | |
29 | MacCumhaill Park | Ballybofey | Donegal GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 17,500[27] | 4,310[11] | Yes | |
30 | Páirc Uí Rinn | Cork | Cork GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 16,440[28] | 8,000 | Yes | |
31 | Fraher Field | Dungarvan | Waterford GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 15,000[29] | 4,000 | Yes | |
32 | St Mary's Park | Castleblayney | Monaghan GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 14,000[30] | 4,000 | Yes | |
33 | Austin Stack Park | Tralee | Kerry GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 12,000[31] | 5,000 | 15,000 | Yes |
34 | Malahide Cricket Club Ground | Malahide | Cricket Ireland Malahide Cricket Club |
Cricket | 11,500[32] | N/A | Yes | |
Cusack Park | Mullingar | Westmeath GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 11,500[33] | 15,000 | No | ||
36 | Walsh Park | Waterford | Waterford GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 11,046[34] | 6,000 | No | |
37 | Páirc Tailteann | Navan | Meath GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 11,000[35] | 5,000 | 30,000 | Yes |
38 | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | Carrick-on-Shannon | Leitrim GAA | Gaelic football | 9,331[36] | 3,000 | 15,000 | No |
39 | Morton Stadium | Dublin | Clonliffe Harriers AC | Athletics | 8,800[37] | 800 | Yes | |
St Brendan's Park | Birr | Offaly GAA | Athletics | 8,800[37] | Yes | |||
41 | Parnell Park | Dublin | Dublin GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 8,500[38] | 2,800 | 13,500 | Yes |
42 | O'Donnell Park | Letterkenny | Donegal GAA | Gaelic football | 8,200[39] | 2,500 | Yes | |
St Conleth's Park | Newbridge | Kildare GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 8,200[40] | 13,000 | No | ||
44 | Galway Sportsgrounds | Galway | Bord na gCon/Connacht Rugby | Greyhound racing/Rugby union | 8,129[41] | Yes | ||
45 | Musgrave Park | Cork | IRFU/Munster Rugby | Rugby union | 8,008[42] | 3,450 | Yes | |
46 | Tallaght Stadium | Dublin | SDCC/Shamrock Rovers | Association football | 8,000[43] | 8,000 | 5,947 | Yes |
Dubarry Park | Athlone | IRFU | Rugby union | 8,000 | 850 | Yes | ||
48 | Turner's Cross | Cork | Cork City | Association football | 7,385[44] | 7,385 | Yes | |
49 | O'Garney Park | Sixmilebridge | Clare GAA | Gaelic games | 7,000[45] | 2,000 | Yes | |
Aughrim County Ground | Aughrim | Wicklow GAA | Gaelic games | 7,000[46] | 5,000 | No | ||
51 | St Jarlath's Park | Tuam | Galway GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 6,700[47] | 26,000 | No | |
52 | Donnybrook Stadium | Dublin | Leinster Rugby | Rugby union | 6,000[48] | 2,500 | Yes | |
Pearse Park | Longford | Longford GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 6,000[49] | 2,000 | 18,000 | No | |
Stormont | Belfast | Cricket Ireland | Cricket | 6,000[50] | No | |||
55 | Ballyshannon | Donegal GAA | Gaelic Games | 5,600[39] | Yes | |||
56 | Donegal Community Stadium | Donegal | Finn Harps FC | Association football | 5,400[51] | 5,400 | Yes | |
57 | Richmond Park | Dublin | St Patrick's Athletic | Association football | 5,340[52] | 2,800 | Yes | |
58 | Bishopsgate | Longford | Longford Town | Association football | 5,097[53] | 4,960 | Yes | |
59 | The Oval | Belfast | Glentoran | Association football | 5,056[54] | 3,991 | 26,556 | Yes |
60 | Eamonn Deacy Park | Galway | Galway Football Association/Galway United | Association football | 5,000[55] | 3,300 | Yes | |
61 | Pearse Park | Arklow | Wicklow GAA | Hurling | 5,000 | No | ||
62 | Finn Park | Ballybofey | Finn Harps | Association football | 4,600 | 400 | 7,000 | Yes |
63 | Oriel Park | Dundalk | Dundalk | Association football | 4,500[56] | 3,000 | Yes | |
64 | The Showgrounds | Sligo | Sligo Rovers | Association football | 3,873[57] | 3,873 | Yes | |
65 | Dalymount Park | Dublin | Bohemians | Association football | 3,640[citation needed] | 3,640 | 10,000 | Yes |
66 | Templeville Road | Dublin | St Mary's College RFC | Rugby union | 4,000 | 0 | Yes | |
St Colman's Park | Cobh | Cobh Ramblers | Association football | 4,000[58] | 1,350 | Yes | ||
68 | The Brandywell | Derry | Derry City | Association football | 3,700[59] | 3,430 | 7,000 | Yes |
69 | Tolka Park | Dublin | Dublin City Council/Shelbourne | Association football | 3,600 | 3,600 | 9,860 | Yes |
70 | Drogheda Park | Drogheda | Gaelic Athletic Association | Gaelic football | 3,500 | No | ||
71 | Castle Avenue | Dublin | Cricket Ireland | Cricket | 3,200 | 500 | No | |
Carlisle Grounds | Bray | Bray Wanderers | Association football | 3,200[60] | 3,200 | Yes | ||
73 | Waterford Regional Sports Centre | Waterford | Waterford City Council/Waterford United | Association football | 3,100 | 3,100 | Yes | |
74 | Markets Field | Limerick | Limerick FC | Association football | 3,075[61] | 1,710 | 3,000 | Yes |
75 | Buckley Park | Kilkenny | Association football | 3,000 | 1,850 | Yes | ||
76 | UCD Bowl | Dublin | UCD AFC/UCD RFC | Association football/Rugby union | 3,000[62] | 1,500 | Yes | |
77 | The Mardyke | Cork | UCC AFC/UCC RFC | Association football/Rugby union | 3,000 | 1,000 | Yes | |
78 | Solitude | Belfast | Cliftonville | Association football | 2,883 | 2,883 | 6,224 | Yes |
79 | Station Road | Newbridge | Newbridge Town | Association football | 2,500 | 850 | Yes | |
80 | Jackman Park | Limerick | Association football | 2,450 | 261 | Yes | ||
81 | The Showgrounds | Newry | Newry City A.F.C. | Association football | 2,275 | 1,080 | 7,949 | Yes |
82 | Athlone Town Stadium | Athlone | Athlone Town | Association football | 2,100 | 2,100 | Yes | |
Corrigan Park | Belfast | Antrim GAA | Gaelic football/Hurling | 2,100[63] | 5,000 | No | ||
84 | United Park | Drogheda | Drogheda United | Association football | 2,000 | 1,500 | Yes | |
Gortakeegan | Monaghan | Monaghan United | Association football | 2,000 | 620 | Yes | ||
Ferrycarrig Park | Crossabeg | Wexford Youths | Association football | 2,000 | 609 | Yes | ||
Drom Soccer Park | Drum East | Salthill Devon | Association football | 2,000 | Yes | |||
Mounthawk Park | Tralee | Kerry District League | Association football | 2,000 | 500 | Yes | ||
Duggan Park | Ballinasloe | Galway GAA | Gaelic Games | 2,000[64] | Yes | |||
90 | Maginn Park | Buncrana | Inishowen Football League (Derry City Temporary Ground) | Association football | 1,574 | 250 | Yes | |
91 | Celtic Park | Castlebar | Castlebar Celtic | Association football | 1,500 | 550 | No | |
Leah Victoria Park | Tullamore | Tullamore Town | Association football | 1,500 | 0 | No | ||
93 | Ballymena Showgrounds | Ballymena | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council/Ballymena United F.C. | Association football | 1,418[54] | 1,418 | 8,426 | Yes |
94 | Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds | Buncrana | Cockhill Celtic | Association football | 1,000 | |||
Irishtown Stadium | Irishtown, Dublin | St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C./Liffey Wanderers | Association football | 1,000 | 0 | No | ||
96 | Shelbourne Park | Ringsend | Greyhound Racing Ireland | Greyhound racing | 800[65] | 650 | No | |
97 | Kenny Park | Athenry | Galway GAA | Gaelic Games | No | |||
98 | MacDonagh Park | Nenagh | Tipperary GAA | Gaelic Games | No |
See also[]
- List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
- List of Republic of Ireland association football stadiums
- Sport in Ireland
- Lists of stadiums by capacity
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