Nowlan Park

Nowlan Park
Páirc Uí Nualláin
Location	Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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.

References

^ Humphries, Tom. "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.

Kilkenny GAA

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

Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

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

Nowlan Park

See also

References