Nowlan Park

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Nowlan Park Páirc Uí Nowlan
Location
Area:	Kilkenny City
County:	Kilkenny
Country:	Ireland
Facility Statistics
Surface:	Grass
Owner:	Kilkenny GAA
Capacity:	30,000

Nowlan Park is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Kilkenny, Ireland, home to the Kilkenny hurling team. It has two covered stands and two terraces, behind each goalpost. The current capacity of the stadium is approximately 30,000 with a seating capacity of 14,500. 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 Rod Stewart and, more recently, Bob Dylan.

[edit] See also

• List of GAA Stadiums by Capacity
• Stadiums of Ireland

v • d • e Gaelic Athletic Association stadia Capacity 25,000 + Breffni Park • Casement Park • Croke Park • Cusack Park • Dr. Hyde Park • FitzGerald Stadium • Gaelic Grounds • Healy Park • McHale Park • Nowlan Park • O'Moore Park • Pearse Stadium • Páirc Uí Chaoimh • Semple Stadium • St. Jarlath's Park • St. Tiernach's Park • Wexford Park Lists List of GAA stadia