List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity

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.

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.

Top 10 stadiums by capacity

The maps pictured below, exclude stadiums currently under construction or awaiting redevelopment.

Croke Park Aviva Stadium Semple Stadium Gaelic Grounds Páirc Uí Chaoimh Fitzgerald Stadium Nowlan Park St Tiernach's Park Thomond Park Pearse Stadium Location of the top 10 stadiums by capacity in the Republic of Ireland.

Croke Park Aviva Stadium 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	Dr. Hyde Park	Roscommon	Roscommon GAA	Gaelic football	23,900[16]	3,600	25,000	No
15	O'Moore Park	Portlaoise	Laois GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	22,000[17]	6,500		Yes
16	Cusack Park	Ennis	Clare GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	20,100[18]	3,269	28,000	No
17	Páirc Esler	Newry	Down GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	20,000[19]	8,000		Yes
18	Windsor Park	Belfast	Linfield/IFA	Association football	18,614[20]	18,000	24,734	Yes[21]
19	Markievicz Park	Sligo	Sligo GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,558[11]	3,585		No
20	Celtic Park	Derry	Derry GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,500[22]	3,600	22,000	Yes
21	RDS Arena	Dublin	Royal Dublin Society/Leinster Rugby	Equestrianism/rugby union	18,500[23]	16,500		Yes
22	Athletic Grounds	Armagh	Armagh GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,500[24]	5,575[11]		Yes
23	Ravenhill Stadium	Belfast	IRFU/Ulster Rugby	Rugby union	18,196[25]	9,000	12,000	Yes
24	Wexford Park	Wexford	Wexford GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,000[15]	9,000		Yes[26]
25	O'Connor Park	Tullamore	Offaly GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,000[11]	7,000		No
26	Brewster Park	Enniskillen	Fermanagh GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	18,000[11]			Yes
27	Healy Park	Omagh	Tyrone GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	17,636[11]	4,500		Yes
28	MacCumhaill Park	Ballybofey	Donegal GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	17,500[27]	4,310[11]		Yes
29	Páirc Uí Rinn	Cork	Cork GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	16,440[28]	8,000		Yes
30	Fraher Field	Dungarvan	Waterford GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	15,000[29]	4,000		Yes
31	St Conleth's Park	Newbridge	Kildare GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	15,000[30]	3,000	13,000 8,200[31]	Yes
32	St Mary's Park	Castleblayney	Monaghan GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	14,000[32]	4,000		Yes
33	Austin Stack Park	Tralee	Kerry GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	12,000[33]	5,000	15,000	Yes
34	Malahide Cricket Club Ground	Malahide	Cricket Ireland Malahide Cricket Club	Cricket	11,500[34]	N/A		No
35	Cusack Park	Mullingar	Westmeath GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	11,500[35]		15,000	No
36	Walsh Park	Waterford	Waterford GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	11,046[36]	6,000		No
37	Páirc Tailteann	Navan	Meath GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	11,000[37]	5,000	30,000	Yes
38	Dr. Cullen Park	Carlow	Carlow GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	11,000[38]	3,000	21,000	Yes
39	Tallaght Stadium	Dublin	SDCC/Shamrock Rovers	Association football	10,500[39]	10,000	8,000	Yes
40	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada	Carrick-on-Shannon	Leitrim GAA	Gaelic football	9,331[40]	3,000	15,000	No
41	Morton Stadium	Dublin	Clonliffe Harriers AC	Athletics	8,800[41]	800		Yes
42	St Brendan's Park	Birr	Offaly GAA	Athletics	8,800[41]			Yes
43	Parnell Park	Dublin	Dublin GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	8,500[42]	2,800	13,500	Yes
44	O'Donnell Park	Letterkenny	Donegal GAA	Gaelic football	8,200[43]	2,500		No
45	Galway Sportsgrounds	Galway	Bord na gCon/Connacht Rugby	Greyhound racing/Rugby union	8,129[44]			Yes
46	Musgrave Park	Cork	IRFU/Munster Rugby	Rugby union	8,008[45]	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[46]	7,385		Yes
49	O'Garney Park	Sixmilebridge	Clare GAA	Gaelic games	7,000[47]	2,000		Yes
50	Aughrim County Ground	Aughrim	Wicklow GAA	Gaelic games	7,000[48]	5,000		No
51	St Jarlath's Park	Tuam	Galway GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	6,700[49]		26,000	No
52	Donnybrook Stadium	Dublin	Leinster Rugby	Rugby union	6,000[50]	2,500		Yes
53	Pearse Park	Longford	Longford GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	6,000[51]	2,000	18,000	No
54	Stormont	Belfast	Cricket Ireland	Cricket	6,000[52]			No
55	Fr Tierney Park	Ballyshannon	Donegal GAA	Gaelic Games	5,600[43]			No
56	Richmond Park	Dublin	St Patrick's Athletic	Association football	5,340[53]	2,800		Yes
57	Bishopsgate	Longford	Longford Town	Association football	5,097[54]	4,960		Yes
58	The Oval	Belfast	Glentoran	Association football	5,056[55]	3,991	26,556	Yes
59	Eamonn Deacy Park	Galway	Galway Football Association/Galway United	Association football	5,000[56]	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[57]	3,000		Yes
63	Dalymount Park	Dublin	Dublin City Council/Bohemians	Association football	4,500[58]		10,000	Yes
64	Tolka Park	Dublin	Dublin City Council/Shelbourne	Association football	4,200[59]	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[60]	1,350		Yes
67	The Showgrounds	Sligo	Sligo Rovers	Association football	3,873[61]	3,873		Yes
68	The Brandywell	Derry	Derry City	Association football	3,700[62]	3,430	7,000	Yes
69	Corrigan Park	Belfast	Antrim GAA	Gaelic football/Hurling	3,700[63][64]	600[64]	5,000 2,100[65]	No
70	Ballymena Showgrounds	Ballymena	Mid and East Antrim Borough Council/Ballymena United F.C.	Association football	3,600[55][66]	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[67]	3,383
73	Donegal Community Stadium	Donegal	Finn Harps FC	Association football	3,300[68]	5,400		Yes
74	Inver Park	Larne	Larne F.C.	Association football	3,250[69]	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[70]	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[71]	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[72]	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[73]			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[74]	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[75]	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	5,000	2,024		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

See also

• List of athletics tracks in Ireland
• List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
• List of association football stadiums in the Republic of Ireland
• Sport in Ireland
• List of stadiums by capacity
• List of British stadiums by capacity
• List of stadiums in England
• List of stadiums in Wales by capacity
• List of European stadiums by capacity
• Lists of stadiums

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