Semple Stadium

FBD Semple Stadium is the home of hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary GAA and for the province of . Located in , , it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland, with a capacity of 45,690 and named after Tom Semple, the captain of the Thurles "Blues".
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  • Type: Stadium
  • Description: stadium in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
  • Also known as: “FBD Semple Stadium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thurles and Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles.

Railway station
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
railway station serves the town of in in Ireland. The station is on the Dublin–Cork Main line, and is situated 86.5 miles from Dublin Heuston. is situated 680 metres southeast of Semple Stadium.

Church
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The Cathedral of the Assumption is the mother church of the Metropolitan Province of Cashel and the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly in , in . is situated 1¼ km east of Semple Stadium.

Hotel
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Hayes' Hotel is a hotel in Liberty Square, , County Tipperary, Ireland. In 1884 the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in the billiards room of the hotel. is situated 1 km east of Semple Stadium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thurles and Holycross.

is a market town in , with a population of 8200 in 2022. In Irish it's Durlas Éile, "strong fort of the Éile", a tribe or small kingdom that reached its zenith in the 5th century AD.

Village
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Thurles is a market town in , with a population of 8200 in 2022. In Irish it's Durlas Éile, "strong fort of the Éile", a tribe or small kingdom that reached its zenith in the 5th century AD. is situated 6 km southwest of Semple Stadium.

Village
, officially Moycarky, is a village in Moycarky townland in the civil parish of Moycarky in , Ireland. It contains the extensive ruins of Castle. is situated 7 km south of Semple Stadium.

Semple Stadium

Latitude
52.68227° or 52° 40′ 56″ north
Longitude
-7.82621° or 7° 49′ 34″ west
Operator
Tipperary GAA
Open location code
9C4JM5JF+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153101670
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­gaelic_games
Wiki­data ID
Q2421018
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Portuguese—“Semple Stadium” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Semple Stadium”
  • Chinese: “森普尔体育场”
  • Chinese: “森普爾體育場”
  • Dutch: “Semple Stadium”
  • French: “Semple Stadium”
  • German: “Semple Stadium”
  • Irish: “Staid Semple”
  • Italian: “Semple Stadium”
  • Japanese: “センプル・スタジアム”
  • Persian: “ورزشگاه سمپل”
  • Polish: “Semple Stadium”
  • Portuguese: “Semple Stadium”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tailormade Coaching Thurles and Thurles Sarsfields GAA Club.

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