Pearse Stadium

Pearse Stadium
Páirc an Phiarsaigh
Galway versus Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium in 2014
Pearse Stadium is located in County Galway
Pearse Stadium
Pearse Stadium
Location within County Galway
LocationDr Mannix Road, Salthill, Galway City, Galway, H91 PX30, Ireland
Coordinates53°15′48″N 9°5′3″W / 53.26333°N 9.08417°W / 53.26333; -9.08417
Public transitGalway railway station
OwnerGaelic Athletic Association
Capacity26,197
Capacity history
  • 34,000 (2002–2011)[1]
    26,197 (2011–present)[1]
Field size145 x 90 m
Construction
Opened1957
Renovated2002
Construction cost£34000
Website
galwaygaa.ie/pearse-stadium-salthill

Pearse Stadium (Irish: Páirc an Phiarsaigh) is the principal GAA stadium in Galway, Ireland. The Galway GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams use the stadium for their home games.[2] The stadium, amongst others in the province of Connacht, is also used for games in the Connacht Senior Football Championship

  1. ^ a b "Galway GAA awaits planning decision on Pearse Stadium floodlights". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ GAA, Galway. "Galway GAA – Pearse Stadium". Galwaygaa.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2018.