Austin Stack Park

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Austin Stack Park
Location
Area: Tralee
County: County Kerry
Country: Republic of Ireland
Facility Statistics
Surface: Grass
Owner: Kerry GAA
Capacity: 18,000

Austin Stack Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is one of the main grounds of Kerry GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The first game in Kerry GAA played under floodlights took place here in November 2001[1][2]. The ground is named after Austin Stack, an Irish revolutionary and captain of the All-Ireland winning Kerry Gaelic football team of 1904. It is located in the centre of Tralee. Plans to relocate where discussed in 2005[3]. In 2007 plans were approved for its relocation to a site outside the town currently occupied by Ballybeggan Racecourse.

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  1. ^ Floodlit games in Austin Stack Park, Tralee. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  2. ^ Lights go on in Tralee. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ Moving the goalposts. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
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