Fitzgerald Stadium
Sports stadium in County Kerry, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fitzgerald Stadium (Irish: Staid a' Ghearaltaigh) is the principal GAA stadium in Killarney, Ireland, and is the home championship venue for the Kerry senior football team.
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Staid a' Ghearaltaigh | |
Location | Killarney, County Kerry, V93 P892, Ireland |
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Coordinates | 52°3′59″N 9°30′29″W |
Public transit | Killarney railway station |
Owner | Kerry GAA |
Capacity | 38,000[1][2] Capacity history
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Field size | 144 x 82 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1930 |
Opened | 1936; 88 years ago (1936) |
Renovated | 2008–2009 |
Construction cost | £3,000 (original construction) €4.8 Million (2009 renovation) |
Website | |
fitzgeraldstadium.com |
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Named in honour of one of the first great players of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Dick Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Stadium was officially opened on 31 May 1936 by Dr O'Brien, the then Bishop of Kerry, and J. M. Harty, Archbishop of Cashel.