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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 on
Ireland . This includes stadiums in both
Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland . They are ordered by their
capacity . The capacity figures are permanent total capacity as authorised by the controlling body, including
seating and any standing areas, and excluding any temporary seating. The minimum required capacity is 1,000.
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.
Location of the top 10 stadiums by capacity in the Republic of Ireland.
Locations of the two Dublin stadia with the largest capacities
Stadiums
In italics are those currently under redevelopment/construction/planning. This list is not complete. Up to date as of 13 April 2023.
Rank
Stadium
Location
Owner(s) or tenants
Main use(s)
Capacity (safe)
Seated
Previous capacity
Floodlit
Image
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
11,000
[17]
3,000
21,000
Yes
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
22
RDS Arena
Dublin
Royal Dublin Society /
Leinster Rugby
Equestrianism /
rugby union
18,500
[24]
16,500
Yes
23
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
Yes
[27]
26
O'Connor Park
Tullamore
Offaly GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
18,000
[11]
7,000
No
27
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
[28]
4,310
[11]
Yes
30
Páirc Uí Rinn
Cork
Cork GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
16,440
[29]
8,000
Yes
31
Fraher Field
Dungarvan
Waterford GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
15,000
[30]
4,000
Yes
32
St Mary's Park
Castleblayney
Monaghan GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
14,000
[31]
4,000
Yes
33
Austin Stack Park
Tralee
Kerry GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
12,000
[32]
5,000
15,000
Yes
34
Malahide Cricket Club Ground
Malahide
Cricket Ireland
Malahide Cricket Club
Cricket
11,500
[33]
N/A
No
35
Cusack Park
Mullingar
Westmeath GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
11,500
[34]
15,000
No
36
Walsh Park
Waterford
Waterford GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
11,046
[35]
6,000
No
37
Páirc Tailteann
Navan
Meath GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
11,000
[36]
5,000
30,000
Yes
38
Tallaght Stadium
Dublin
SDCC /
Shamrock Rovers
Association football
10,500
[37]
10,000
8,000
Yes
39
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Carrick-on-Shannon
Leitrim GAA
Gaelic football
9,331
[38]
3,000
15,000
No
40
Morton Stadium
Dublin
Clonliffe Harriers AC
Athletics
8,800
[39]
800
Yes
41
St Brendan's Park
Birr
Offaly GAA
Athletics
8,800
[39]
Yes
42
Parnell Park
Dublin
Dublin GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
8,500
[40]
2,800
13,500
Yes
43
O'Donnell Park
Letterkenny
Donegal GAA
Gaelic football
8,200
[41]
2,500
No
44
St Conleth's Park
Newbridge
Kildare GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
8,200
[42]
13,000
No
45
Galway Sportsgrounds
Galway
Bord na gCon /
Connacht Rugby
Greyhound racing /
Rugby union
8,129
[43]
Yes
46
Musgrave Park
Cork
IRFU /
Munster Rugby
Rugby union
8,008
[44]
3,450
Yes
47
Dubarry Park
Athlone
IRFU
Rugby union
8,000
850
Yes
48
Turner's Cross
Cork
Cork City
Association football
7,385
[45]
7,385
Yes
49
O'Garney Park
Sixmilebridge
Clare GAA
Gaelic games
7,000
[46]
2,000
Yes
50
Aughrim County Ground
Aughrim
Wicklow GAA
Gaelic games
7,000
[47]
5,000
No
51
St Jarlath's Park
Tuam
Galway GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
6,700
[48]
26,000
No
52
Donnybrook Stadium
Dublin
Leinster Rugby
Rugby union
6,000
[49]
2,500
Yes
53
Pearse Park
Longford
Longford GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
6,000
[50]
2,000
18,000
No
54
Stormont
Belfast
Cricket Ireland
Cricket
6,000
[51]
No
55
Fr Tierney Park
Ballyshannon
Donegal GAA
Gaelic Games
5,600
[41]
No
56
Richmond Park
Dublin
St Patrick's Athletic
Association football
5,340
[52]
2,800
Yes
57
Bishopsgate
Longford
Longford Town
Association football
5,097
[53]
4,960
Yes
58
The Oval
Belfast
Glentoran
Association football
5,056
[54]
3,991
26,556
Yes
59
Eamonn Deacy Park
Galway
Galway Football Association /
Galway United
Association football
5,000
[55]
3,300
Yes
60
Pearse Park
Arklow
Wicklow GAA
Hurling
5,000
No
61
Finn Park
Ballybofey
Finn Harps
Association football
4,600
400
7,000
Yes
62
Oriel Park
Dundalk
Dundalk
Association football
4,500
[56]
3,000
Yes
63
Dalymount Park
Dublin
Dublin City Council /
Bohemians
Association football
4,500
[57]
10,000
Yes
64
Tolka Park
Dublin
Dublin City Council /
Shelbourne
Association football
4,200
[58]
4,200
9,860
Yes
65
Templeville Road
Dublin
St Mary's College RFC
Rugby union
4,000
0
Yes
66
St Colman's Park
Cobh
Cobh Ramblers
Association football
4,000
[59]
1,350
Yes
67
The Showgrounds
Sligo
Sligo Rovers
Association football
3,873
[60]
3,873
Yes
68
The Brandywell
Derry
Derry City
Association football
3,700
[61]
3,430
7,000
Yes
69
Corrigan Park
Belfast
Antrim GAA
Gaelic football /
Hurling
3,700
[62]
[63]
600
[63]
5,000 2,100
[64]
No
70
Ballymena Showgrounds
Ballymena
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council /
Ballymena United F.C.
Association football
3,600
[54]
[65]
3,600
8,426
Yes
71
Drogheda Park
Drogheda
Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic football
3,500
No
72
Seaview
Belfast
Crusaders F.C.
Association football
3,383
[66]
3,383
73
Donegal Community Stadium
Donegal
Finn Harps FC
Association football
3,300
[67]
5,400
Yes
74
Inver Park
Larne
Larne F.C.
Association football
3,250
[68]
3,250
1,100
Yes
75
Castle Avenue
Dublin
Cricket Ireland
Cricket
3,200
500
No
76
Carlisle Grounds
Bray
Bray Wanderers
Association football
3,200
[69]
3,200
Yes
77
Mourneview Park
Glenavon F.C.
Lurgan
Association football
3,200
3,200
Yes
78
Markets Field
Limerick
Limerick FC
Association football
3,075
[70]
1,710
3,000
Yes
79
Buckley Park
Kilkenny
Association football
3,000
1,850
Yes
80
UCD Bowl
Dublin
UCD AFC /
UCD RFC
Association football/
Rugby union
3,000
[71]
1,500
Yes
81
The Mardyke
Cork
UCC AFC /
UCC RFC
Association football/Rugby union
3,000
1,000
Yes
82
Duggan Park
Ballinasloe
Galway GAA
Gaelic Games
3,000
[72]
Yes
83
Waterford Regional Sports Centre
Waterford
Waterford City Council /
Waterford United
Association football
2,983
5,160
Yes
84
Solitude
Belfast
Cliftonville
Association football
2,883
2,883
6,224
Yes
85
Shamrock Park
Portadown
Portadown F.C.
Association football
2,770
[73]
2,770
5,804
Yes
86
Station Road
Newbridge
Newbridge Town
Association football
2,500
850
Yes
87
Jackman Park
Limerick
Association football
2,450
261
Yes
88
Dixon Park
Ballyclare
Ballyclare Comrades F.C.
Association football
2,398
[74]
538
Yes
89
The Showgrounds
Newry
Newry City A.F.C.
Association football
2,275
1,080
7,949
90
Athlone Town Stadium
Athlone
Athlone Town
Association football
2,100
2,100
Yes
91
United Park
Drogheda
Drogheda United
Association football
2,000
1,500
Yes
92
Gortakeegan
Monaghan
Monaghan United
Association football
2,000
620
Yes
93
Ferrycarrig Park
Crossabeg
Wexford Youths
Association football
2,000
609
Yes
94
Drom Soccer Park
Drum East
Salthill Devon
Association football
2,000
Yes
95
Mounthawk Park
Tralee
Kerry District League
Association football
2,000
500
Yes
96
Maginn Park
Buncrana
Inishowen Football League (Derry City Temporary Ground)
Association football
1,574
250
Yes
97
Celtic Park
Castlebar
Castlebar Celtic
Association football
1,500
550
No
98
Leah Victoria Park
Tullamore
Tullamore Town
Association football
1,500
0
Yes
99
Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds
Buncrana
Cockhill Celtic
Association football
1,000
100
Irishtown Stadium
Irishtown, Dublin
St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. /
Liffey Wanderers
Association football
1,000
0
No
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