Nowlan Park

Nowlan Park: Nowlan Park

Páirc Uí Nualláin

Location Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Coordinates 52°39′23″N 7°14′22″W / 52.65639°N 7.23944°W / 52.65639; -7.23944Coordinates: 52°39′23″N 7°14′22″W / 52.65639°N 7.23944°W / 52.65639; -7.23944

Owner Kilkenny GAA

Capacity 24,000

Field dimensions 145 x 88 m

Nowlan Park is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Kilkenny, Ireland, home to the Kilkenny hurling team.^[1] It has two covered stands and two terraces, behind each goalpost. The current capacity of the stadium is approximately 24,000 with a seating capacity of 17,000.^[2] Plans have just been announced to increase the capacity of the stadium to 40,000 in the next few years. The stadium is named after James Nowlan, the longest serving president of the GAA.

Nowlan Park also serves as a concert venue, with festivals featuring world famous performers such as Andrea Bocelli, Rod Stewart, Bob Dylan and, more recently, Dolly Parton.

See also

List of GAA Stadiums by Capacity

Stadiums of Ireland

References

^ "Kilkenny Hurling". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/kilkenny-hurling/.

^ worldstadiums.com. "Stadiums in Ireland". http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/ireland.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-15.

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Kilkenny GAA • Founded in 1887 • Based in Kilkenny, Ireland
Captain: Michael Fennelly • Manager: Brian Cody

Players
Hurlers • Senior hurling captains • Under-21 hurling captains • Minor hurling captains

Stadium
Nowlan Park

Rivalries
Cork hurling rivalry • Tipperary hurling rivalry • Waterford hurling rivalry • Wexford hurling rivalry

Lore
Kilkenny GAA honours • Brian Cody • The thunder-and-lightning final • The greatest All-Ireland final • Kilkenny Hurling Team of the Century • The Perfect Performance • Grand Slam

Key Players
Eddie Keher • Lory Meagher • Frank Cummins • D.J. Carey • Henry Shefflin

Recent Hurling Managers
Ollie Walsh • Nickey Brennan • Kevin Fennelly • Brian Cody

All-Ireland SHC Titles (31)
1904 • 1905 • 1907 • 1909 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1922 • 1932 • 1933 • 1935 • 1939 • 1947 • 1957 • 1963 • 1967 • 1969 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1979 • 1982 • 1983 • 1992 • 1993 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Affiliations
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship • Munster Senior Hurling Championship • National Hurling League

Seasons
Kilkenny senior hurling team seasons • Kilkenny's Senior Hurling Championship Record

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National GAA grounds
Croke Park

County grounds in Connacht
Dr. Hyde Park (Roscommon) • Markievicz Park (Sligo) • McHale Park (Mayo) • Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada (Leitrim) • Pearse Stadium (Galway)

County grounds in Leinster
Cusack Park (Westmeath) • Dr. Cullen Park (Carlow) • Drogheda Park (Louth) • Nowlan Park (Kilkenny) • O'Byrne Park (Wicklow) • O'Connor Park (Offaly) • O'Moore Park (Laois) • Páirc Tailteann (Meath) • Parnell Park (Dublin) • Pearse Park (Longford) • St. Conleth's Park (Kildare) • Wexford Park (Wexford)

County grounds in Munster
Cusack Park (Clare) • FitzGerald Stadium (Kerry) • Gaelic Grounds (Limerick) • Páirc Uí Chaoimh (Cork) • Semple Stadium (Tipperary) • Walsh Park (Waterford)

County grounds in Ulster
Athletic Grounds (Armagh) • Breffni Park (Cavan) • Brewster Park (Fermanagh) • Casement Park (Antrim) • Celtic Park (Derry) • Healy Park (Tyrone) • MacCumhail Park (Donegal) • Páirc Esler (Down) • St Tiernach's Park (Monaghan)

County grounds outside Ireland
Emerald GAA Grounds (London) • Gaelic Park (New York)

Lists
List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

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Nowlan Park
Páirc Uí Nualláin
Location	Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Coordinates	52°39′23″N 7°14′22″W / 52.65639°N 7.23944°W / 52.65639; -7.23944Coordinates: 52°39′23″N 7°14′22″W / 52.65639°N 7.23944°W / 52.65639; -7.23944
Owner	Kilkenny GAA
Capacity	24,000
Field dimensions	145 x 88 m

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