List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity

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.

Croke Park has the largest capacity of any stadium in Ireland and the third largest in Europe

Most stadiums are used for Gaelic games, association football, or rugby union.

This list is not complete.

Stadiums

In italics are those currently under redevelopment/construction.

#	Stadium	Location	Owner(s) or Tenant(s)	Main use(s)	Capacity (Safe)	Seated	Previous Capacity	Floodlit
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	51,700		Yes
4	Gaelic Grounds Páirc na nGael	Limerick	Limerick GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	44,023	20,000	49,866	Yes
3	Semple Stadium	Thurles	Tipperary GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	45,690[2]	24,000	53,500	Yes
5	Páirc Uí Chaoimh	Cork	Cork GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	45,000[3]	21,000	32,550	Yes[4]
6	Fitzgerald Stadium	Killarney	Kerry GAA	Gaelic football	31,900	9,000	43,180	No
7	MacHale Park	Castlebar	Mayo GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	25,369	25,369	38,000	Yes
8	St Tiernach's Park	Clones	Monaghan GAA	Gaelic football	29,000	18,500	36,000	No
9	Pearse Stadium	Galway	Galway GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	26,000	8,000	34,000	Yes
10	Casement Park	Belfast	Antrim GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	32,600	8,000		Yes
11	Breffni Park	Cavan	Cavan GAA	Gaelic football	26,000	6,000		Yes
12	Thomond Park	Limerick	IRFU/Munster Rugby/Limerick	Rugby union/Association football	25,600	15,100		Yes
13	St Jarlath's Park	Tuam	Galway GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	6,400		25,000	No
14	Dr. Hyde Park	Roscommon	Roscommon GAA	Gaelic football	18,000	3,600	25,000	No
15	Wexford Park	Wexford	Wexford GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	20,000			No
16	Nowlan Park	Kilkenny	Kilkenny GAA	Hurling	24,000	19,000	30,000	No
17	Celtic Park	Derry	Derry GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,500	3,600	22,000	Yes
18	Cusack Park	Ennis	Clare GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	19,000	3,269	28,000[5]	No
19	Páirc Esler	Newry	Down GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	20,000	8,000		Yes
20	O'Connor Park	Tullamore	Offaly GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	20,000	7,000		No
21	Markievicz Park	Sligo	Sligo GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,558	3,585		No
22	RDS Arena	Dublin	Royal Dublin Society/Leinster Rugby	Equestrianism/rugby union	18,500	16,500		Yes
23	Healy Park	Omagh	Tyrone GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,500	5,000		Yes
24	Ravenhill Stadium	Belfast	IRFU/Ulster Rugby	Rugby union	18,200	14,000		Yes
25	Windsor Park	Belfast	Linfield/IFA	Association football	18,000	18,000	24,734	Yes[6]
26	O'Moore Park	Portlaoise	Laois GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,000	6,200		Yes[7]
27	MacCumhaill Park	Ballybofey	Donegal GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,000	5,000		Yes
28	Brewster Park	Enniskillen	Fermanagh GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,000			Yes
29	Athletic Grounds	Armagh	Armagh GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	16,500	5,682		Yes
30	Páirc Uí Rinn	Cork	Cork GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	16,440	8,000		Yes
31	Austin Stack Park	Tralee	Kerry GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	15,000	5,000		Yes
31	Páirc Tailteann	Navan	Meath GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	15,000	5,000	30,000	Yes
33	Fraher Field	Dungarvan	Waterford GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	12,000	4,000		Yes
34	Malahide Cricket Club Ground	Malahide	Cricket Ireland Malahide Cricket Club	Cricket	11,500	N/A		Yes
35	Walsh Park	Waterford	Waterford GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	11,046[8]	6,000		No
36	Dr. Cullen Park	Carlow	Carlow GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	11,000	3,000	18,000	No
37	Cusack Park	Mullingar	Westmeath GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	11,000		15,000	No
38	Pearse Park	Longford	Longford GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	10,000	4,000	18,000	No
39	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada	Carrick-on-Shannon	Leitrim GAA	Gaelic football	9,331	3,000	17,000	No
40	Musgrave Park	Cork	IRFU/Munster Rugby	Rugby union	9,251	3,450		Yes
41	Tallaght Stadium	Dublin	SDCC/Shamrock Rovers	Association football	8,142	8,142	5,947	Yes
42	Dubarry Park	Athlone	IRFU	Rugby union	8,000	850		Yes
43	Galway Sportsgrounds	Galway	Bord na gCon/Connacht Rugby	Greyhound racing/Rugby union	7,500			Yes
44	Turner's Cross	Cork	Cork City	Association football	7,485	7,485		Yes
45	Parnell Park	Dublin	Dublin GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	7,300	2,800	13,500	Yes
46	Aughrim County Ground	Aughrim	Wicklow GAA	Gaelic games	7,000	5,000		No
47	O'Garney Park	Sixmilebridge	Clare GAA	Gaelic games	7,000	2,000		Yes
47	Carlisle Grounds	Bray	Bray Wanderers	Association football	7,000	2,000		Yes
49	St Conleth's Park	Newbridge	Kildare GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	6,200		13,000	No
50	Donnybrook Stadium	Dublin	Leinster Rugby	Rugby union	6,000	2,500		Yes
51	St Colman's Park	Cobh	Cobh Ramblers	Association football	6,000	1,350		Yes
52	Stormont	Belfast	Cricket Ireland	Cricket	6,000			No
53	The Showgrounds	Sligo	Sligo Rovers	Association football	5,500	4,000		Yes
54	Richmond Park	Dublin	St Patrick's Athletic	Association football	5,340	2,800		Yes
55	Markets Field	Limerick	Limerick FC	Association football	5,100	1,710	3,000	Yes
56	The Oval	Belfast	Glentoran	Association football	5,056	4,790	26,556	Yes
57	Eamonn Deacy Park	Galway	Galway Football Association/Galway United	Association football	5,000	3,300		Yes
58	Corrigan Park	Belfast	Antrim GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	5,000			No
58	Pearse Park	Arklow	Wicklow GAA	Hurling	5,000			No
60	City Calling Stadium	Longford	Longford Town	Association football	4,960	4,960		Yes
61	Tolka Park	Dublin	Dublin City Council/Shelbourne	Association football	4,800	4,800	9,860	Yes
62	Finn Park	Ballybofey	Finn Harps	Association football	4,600	400	7,000	Yes
63	Oriel Park	Dundalk	Dundalk	Association football	4,500	3,000		Yes
64	Dalymount Park	Dublin	Bohemians	Association football	4,300	4,300	10,000	Yes
65	Morton Stadium	Dublin	Clonliffe Harriers AC	Athletics	4,000	800		Yes
66	The Brandywell	Derry	Derry City	Association football	3,700	3,430	7,000	Yes
67	Templeville Road	Dublin	St Mary's College RFC	Rugby union	4,000			Yes
68	O'Donnell Park	Letterkenny	Donegal GAA	Gaelic football	3,800	2,500		Yes
69	Ballymena Showgrounds	Ballymena	Mid and East Antrim Borough Council/Ballymena United F.C.	Association football	3,600	3,600	4,100	Yes
70	Drogheda Park	Drogheda	Gaelic Athletic Association	Gaelic football	3,500			No
71	Castle Avenue	Dublin	Cricket Ireland	Cricket	3,200	500		No
72	Waterford Regional Sports Centre	Waterford	Waterford City Council/Waterford United	Association football	3,100	3,100		Yes
73	Buckley Park	Kilkenny		Association football	3,000	1,850		Yes
74	UCD Bowl	Dublin	UCD AFC/UCD RFC	Association football/Rugby union	3,000	1,500		Yes
75	The Mardyke	Cork	UCC AFC/UCC RFC	Association football/Rugby union	3,000	1,000		Yes
76	Solitude	Belfast	Cliftonville	Association football	2,883	2,883	6,224	Yes
77	Station Road	Newbridge	Newbridge Town	Association football	2,500	850		Yes
78	Jackman Park	Limerick		Association football	2,450	261		Yes
79	The Showgrounds	Newry	Newry City A.F.C.	Association football	2,275	1,080	7,949	Yes
80	Athlone Town Stadium	Athlone	Athlone Town	Association football	2,100	2,100		Yes
81	United Park	Drogheda	Drogheda United	Association football	2,000	1,500		Yes
82	Gortakeegan	Monaghan	Monaghan United	Association football	2,000	620		Yes
83	Ferrycarrig Park	Crossabeg	Wexford Youths	Association football	2,000	609		Yes
84	Drom Soccer Park	Drum East	Salthill Devon	Association football	2,000			Yes
85	Mounthawk Park	Tralee	Kerry District League	Association football	2,000	500		Yes
86	Maginn Park	Buncrana	Inishowen Football League (Derry City Temporary Ground)	Association football	1,574	250		Yes
87	Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds	Buncrana	Cockhill Celtic	Association football	1,000			?
88	Fr Tierney Park	Ballyshannon	Donegal GAA	Gaelic Games	5,600 [9]			Yes
89	Duggan Park	Ballinasloe	Galway GAA	Gaelic Games	5,500			Yes
90	Kenny Park	Athenry	Galway GAA	Gaelic Games	12,500			No
91	MacDonagh Park	Nenagh	Tipperary GAA	Gaelic Games	8,000			No

Top 10 stadiums by capacity

Kingspan Breffni Park

Pearse Stadium

Location of the top 10 stadiums by capacity in Ireland.

References

"Ireland's largest sporting arena - Europe's third largest stadium". www.crokepark.ie.
"Semple Stadium Seating Plan". www.tipperary.gaa.ie.
"Pairc Ui Chaoimh Seating Plan". Paircuichaoimh.ie. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
"Páirc Uí Chaoimh redevelopment cost to top €78m". Irish Examiner. 19 November 2015.
"County Boards « Munster GAA Web site". munster.gaa.ie.
Association, Press (6 November 2015). "Irish FA announces building of new west stand at Windsor Park". the Guardian.
"Laois GAA - Official Website". www.laoisgaa.ie.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0509/1048414-deise-looking-forward-to-home-comforts-after-16-years/
"Donegal GAA - Capacities confirmed".

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[1] "Ireland's largest sporting arena - Europe's third largest stadium". www.crokepark.ie.

[2] "Semple Stadium Seating Plan". www.tipperary.gaa.ie.

[3] "Pairc Ui Chaoimh Seating Plan". Paircuichaoimh.ie. Retrieved 2018-07-24.

[4] "Páirc Uí Chaoimh redevelopment cost to top €78m". Irish Examiner. 19 November 2015.

[5] "County Boards « Munster GAA Web site". munster.gaa.ie.

[6] Association, Press (6 November 2015). "Irish FA announces building of new west stand at Windsor Park". the Guardian.

[7] "Laois GAA - Official Website". www.laoisgaa.ie.

[8] ttps://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0509/1048414-deise-looking-forward-to-home-comforts-after-16-years/

[9] "Donegal GAA - Capacities confirmed".

Proposed sports stadiums in Ireland
Under development	New Finn Harps Stadium (6,800)
Proposed	Richmond Arena (12,000)

International Cricket grounds in Ireland
Test grounds:	The Village
ODI grounds:	Castle Avenue Stormont The Village Bready Cricket Club Ground

List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity

Stadiums

Top 10 stadiums by capacity

See also

References