Fitzgerald Stadium

Fitzgerald Stadium
Staid a' Ghearaltaigh
Location	Killarney, County Kerry, V93 P892, Ireland
Coordinates	52°3′59″N 9°30′29″W
Public transit	Killarney railway station
Owner	Kerry GAA
Capacity	38,000 Capacity history 39,120 (1970–2009) ; 42,000 (2009–2013) ; 38,000 (9,000 seated) (2013–present) ;
Field size	144 x 82 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1930
Opened	1936
Renovated	2008–2009
Construction cost	£3,000 (original construction); €4.8 Million (2009 renovation)
Website
	fitzgeraldstadium.com

Fitzgerald Stadium (Irish: Staid a' Ghearaltaigh) is the principal GAA stadium in Killarney, Ireland, and is the home championship venue for the Kerry senior football team.

Named in honour of one of the first great players of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Dick Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Stadium was officially opened on 31 May 1936 by Dr O'Brien, the then Bishop of Kerry, and J. M. Harty, Archbishop of Cashel.

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