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vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">FBD Semple Stadium</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="nickname"><i>Tom Semple's Field</i><br /><i>The Home of Hurling</i><br /><i>Field of Legends</i><br /><i>Thurles Sportsfield</i></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Semple_Stadium_Logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/Semple_Stadium_Logo.jpg/200px-Semple_Stadium_Logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/Semple_Stadium_Logo.jpg/300px-Semple_Stadium_Logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/Semple_Stadium_Logo.jpg/400px-Semple_Stadium_Logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="170" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a 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.latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Semple_Stadium&params=52_40_56_N_7_49_30_W_region:IE_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°40′56″N</span> <span class="longitude">7°49′30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.68222°N 7.82500°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.68222; -7.82500</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thurles_railway_station" title="Thurles railway station">Thurles railway station</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Tipperary_GAA" title="Tipperary GAA">Tipperary GAA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">45,690 (24,000 seated)<sup id="cite_ref-Semple_capacity_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Semple_capacity-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field size</th><td class="infobox-data">145 x 90 m</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broke ground</th><td class="infobox-data">1910</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1910</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Renovated</th><td class="infobox-data">1934 <br /> 1968 <br /> 1981 <br /> 2007–2009</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://Tipperary.gaa.ie">tipperary<wbr />.gaa<wbr />.ie</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>FBD Semple Stadium</b> is the home of <a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">hurling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for <a href="/wiki/Tipperary_GAA" title="Tipperary GAA">Tipperary GAA</a> and for the province of <a href="/wiki/Munster" title="Munster">Munster</a>. Located in <a href="/wiki/Thurles" title="Thurles">Thurles</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Tipperary" title="County Tipperary">County Tipperary</a>, it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland (after <a href="/wiki/Croke_Park" title="Croke Park">Croke Park</a>), with a capacity of 45,690 and named after <a href="/wiki/Tom_Semple" title="Tom Semple">Tom Semple</a>, the captain of the Thurles "Blues". He won All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medals in 1900, 1906 and 1908.<sup id="cite_ref-Semple_capacity_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Semple_capacity-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The stadium is the leading venue for Munster hurling followers, having hosted the <a href="/wiki/Munster_Senior_Hurling_Championship" title="Munster Senior Hurling Championship">Munster Hurling Final</a> on many memorable occasions. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Semple_Stadium_exterior_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Semple_Stadium_exterior_2.jpg/170px-Semple_Stadium_exterior_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Semple_Stadium_exterior_2.jpg/255px-Semple_Stadium_exterior_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Semple_Stadium_exterior_2.jpg/340px-Semple_Stadium_exterior_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Semple Stadium, exterior south side</figcaption></figure> <p>The main or 'Old Stand' of the ground (also known as the 'Ardán Ó Coinneáin' or 'Dr Kinane Stand' named after <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Kinane" title="Jeremiah Kinane">Jeremiah Kinane</a>) lies across from the 'New Stand' (also known as the 'Ardán Ó Riáin') both of which are covered. Behind the goals are two uncovered terraces known as the 'Town End' (also known as the 'Davin Terrace') and the 'Killinan End' (also known as the 'Maher Terrace') respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Currently the stadium has a capacity of 45,690 of which 24,000 are seated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Dome">The Dome</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Dome"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The sports hall accommodates a full-sized basketball court suitable for national standard competition. The hall is also lined for badminton, volleyball, and indoor soccer. It is used in the evenings and weekends by the Tipperary hurling and football teams for training and on match days, the building is used to accommodate GAA and sponsor guests for corporate lunches and functions. It has also been used as a music venue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_development">Proposed development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Proposed development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2018 Tipperary County Board prepared to submit plans to Tipperary County Council to see the Kinane stand redeveloped into a multi-purpose facility. </p><p>The proposal would see the "Old Stand" as it is known to many, have a second level created over the concourse at the back of the stand. The half nearest the Killinan End terrace will be dedicated to players and will include a full-sized gym, physio room, stats/analysis room plus changing rooms and toilet facilities. The other half, towards the Sarsfields Centre side, would include a function room to accommodate up to 250 people, with adjoining bar and kitchen facility for catering. The development will also include a new corridor leading to a new VIP enclosure area in the Kinnane stand. The estimated cost of the project is €5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The planning application for the development was lodged with Tipperary County Council in April 2019. The planning application included reconfiguration of the seating area and modifications to the ground floor, including turnstiles, the construction of a new exit gate, and three service cores providing access to upper floor levels, which would include wheelchair-accessible turnstiles. Wilson Architecture in Cork was commissioned to help put together the planning application.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Planning permission was granted in April 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Semple_Stadium_north_east_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Semple_Stadium_north_east_01.jpg/170px-Semple_Stadium_north_east_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Semple_Stadium_north_east_01.jpg/255px-Semple_Stadium_north_east_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Semple_Stadium_north_east_01.jpg/340px-Semple_Stadium_north_east_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2621" data-file-height="3845" /></a><figcaption>Semple Stadium, north-east corner</figcaption></figure> <p>The grounds on which Semple Stadium is built were formerly known as Thurles Sportsfield. The site was offered for sale in 1910 at the wish of Canon <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kennedy_Ryan" title="Michael Kennedy Ryan">M.K. Ryan</a> and was purchased by local Gaelic games enthusiasts for £900. To meet the cost of the purchase, an issue of shares was subscribed by the townspeople. The grounds remained in the hands of the shareholders until 1956 when they were transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">Gaelic Athletic Association</a>. </p><p>In 1934 in anticipation of the <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship">All-Ireland Hurling Final</a> being held in the grounds to mark the golden jubilee of the Association, extensive improvements were made to bring the field requirements up to the demands which a crowd of up to 60,000 would make. The embankments around the field were raised and extended and the stand accommodation was also extended. However, the jubilee final was held in Croke Park and it was another 50 years before the stadium would host the All-Ireland final as a showpiece to mark the centenary.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1968 further developments took place when the Dr. Kinane Stand was completed and opened. In 1971 the stadium was named after <a href="/wiki/Tom_Semple" title="Tom Semple">Tom Semple</a>, who was captain of the Thurles "Blues". He won <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship">All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship</a> medals in 1900, 1906 and 1908. The Ardán Ó Riáin opposite the Kinane Stand and the terracing at the town end of the field were completed in 1981 at a cost of £500,000. This development and the terracing at the Killinan end of the field were part of a major improvement scheme for the celebration of the centenary <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship">All-Ireland Hurling Final</a> between <a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a> and <a href="/wiki/Offaly" class="mw-redirect" title="Offaly">Offaly</a> in 1984. </p><p>Dublin v Kerry in the quarter-finals of the <a href="/wiki/2001_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship" title="2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship">2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</a> was held at Semple Stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2006 Tipperary County Board announced an €18 million redevelopment plan for the Stadium. The three-year project aimed to boost capacity to over 55,000, as well as providing a wide range of modern facilities such as corporate space concessions, dining and changing areas within both main stands. There were also plans to upgrade the standing terraces and install a modern floodlighting facility.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Phase one of the upgrade project, upgrading the Kinnane Stand side of the stadium, involved expenditure of €5.5 million. </p><p>On 14 February 2009 the new state of the art floodlights were switched on by <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="President of the Gaelic Athletic Association">GAA President</a> <a href="/wiki/Nickey_Brennan" title="Nickey Brennan">Nickey Brennan</a> before the <a href="/wiki/National_Hurling_League" title="National Hurling League">National Hurling League</a> game against <a href="/wiki/Cork_GAA" title="Cork GAA">Cork</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, <a href="/wiki/Hawk-Eye" title="Hawk-Eye">Hawk-Eye</a> was installed in the stadium and used for the first time during the <a href="/wiki/2016_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship" title="2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship">Munster Championship quarter-final</a> between <a href="/wiki/Tipperary_GAA" title="Tipperary GAA">Tipperary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cork_GAA" title="Cork GAA">Cork</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 28 minutes of play in a <a href="/wiki/2022_Tipperary_Senior_Hurling_Championship" title="2022 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship">2022 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship</a> game for <a href="/wiki/Clonoulty%E2%80%93Rossmore_GAA" title="Clonoulty–Rossmore GAA">Clonoulty–Rossmore</a> against <a href="/wiki/Kilruane_GAA" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilruane GAA">Kilruane</a> at Semple Stadium, <a href="/wiki/Dillon_Quirke" title="Dillon Quirke">Dillon Quirke</a> collapsed and died.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An architectural consultancy has been<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (March 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> appointed to lead a design team, tasked with preparing a master plan for the redevelopment of Semple Stadium.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_festival">Music festival</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Music festival"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9ile_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Féile Festival">Féile Festival</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9ile_(music_festival)" title="Féile (music festival)">Féile Festival</a>, ran from 1990 to 1994 (and returned in 1997 for one day), was held at Semple Stadium. At the height of its success, an estimated 150,000 people attended the festival, which was also known as "The Trip to Tipp".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Irish and international artists participated, including <a href="/wiki/The_Prodigy" title="The Prodigy">The Prodigy</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Cranberries" title="The Cranberries">The Cranberries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blur_(band)" title="Blur (band)">Blur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Adams" title="Bryan Adams">Bryan Adams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Van_Morrison" title="Van Morrison">Van Morrison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Saw_Doctors" title="The Saw Doctors">The Saw Doctors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christy_Moore" title="Christy Moore">Christy Moore</a>. </p><p>The Féile Classical Concerts took place at Semple Stadium in September 2018. Line up included Irish musical acts that played in the 1990s at the Féile festivals.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Named as Tipp Classical, it will return in September 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Semple Stadium is a five-minute walk from <a href="/wiki/Thurles_railway_station" title="Thurles railway station">Thurles railway station</a>. The station is on the <a href="/wiki/Dublin_Heuston_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Dublin Heuston railway station">Dublin</a> to <a href="/wiki/Cork_Kent_railway_station" title="Cork Kent railway station">Cork</a> main rail line with connections to <a href="/wiki/Limerick_Colbert_railway_station" title="Limerick Colbert railway station">Limerick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tralee_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tralee railway station">Tralee</a> lines. <a href="/wiki/Iarnr%C3%B3d_%C3%89ireann" title="Iarnród Éireann">Irish Rail</a> operates 'GAA Specials' to the station on the date of certain matches at Semple stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naming_rights">Naming rights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Naming rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2022, <a href="/wiki/FBD_Holdings" title="FBD Holdings">FBD Insurance</a> entered into a <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> agreement which provided for the stadium to be referred to as "FBD Semple Stadium".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Images">Images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Semple_Stadium_interior_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Killinan End (west seating) and New Stand (north seating)"><img alt="Killinan End (west seating) and New Stand (north seating)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Semple_Stadium_interior_3.jpg/241px-Semple_Stadium_interior_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="161" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Semple_Stadium_interior_3.jpg/362px-Semple_Stadium_interior_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Semple_Stadium_interior_3.jpg/482px-Semple_Stadium_interior_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3011" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Killinan End (west seating) and New Stand (north seating)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 163.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 161.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Semple_Stadium_interior_5.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Old Stand, looking from the Town End"><img alt="Old Stand, looking from the Town End" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Semple_Stadium_interior_5.jpg/242px-Semple_Stadium_interior_5.jpg" decoding="async" width="162" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Semple_Stadium_interior_5.jpg/363px-Semple_Stadium_interior_5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Semple_Stadium_interior_5.jpg/484px-Semple_Stadium_interior_5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2999" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Old Stand, looking from the Town End</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 164.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 162.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Semple_Stadium_interior_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="New Stand, looking from the Town End"><img alt="New Stand, looking from the Town End" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Semple_Stadium_interior_4.jpg/244px-Semple_Stadium_interior_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="163" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Semple_Stadium_interior_4.jpg/366px-Semple_Stadium_interior_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Semple_Stadium_interior_4.jpg/488px-Semple_Stadium_interior_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2977" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">New Stand, looking from the Town End</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 164px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 162px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Semple_Stadium_interior_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Semple Stadium field view from Town End (east seating area)"><img alt="Semple Stadium field view from Town End (east seating area)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Semple_Stadium_interior_2.jpg/243px-Semple_Stadium_interior_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="162" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Semple_Stadium_interior_2.jpg/364px-Semple_Stadium_interior_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Semple_Stadium_interior_2.jpg/485px-Semple_Stadium_interior_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2994" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Semple Stadium field view from Town End (east seating area)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Gaelic_Athletic_Association_stadiums" title="List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums">List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_stadiums_in_Ireland_by_capacity" title="List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity">List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semple_Stadium&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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style="background:#;width:1%">County grounds<br /><br /><i>The county team<br />is in parentheses.</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#">Connacht</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dr_Hyde_Park" title="Dr Hyde Park">Athlone Road</a> (Roscommon)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Markievicz_Park" title="Markievicz Park">Cairns Road</a> (Sligo)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1irc_Se%C3%A1n_Mac_Diarmada" title="Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada">Carrick-on-Shannon</a> (Leitrim)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacHale_Park" title="MacHale Park">Castlebar</a> (Mayo)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Park" title="Gaelic Park">Riverdale</a> (New York - <a 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