Fitzgerald Stadium (Staidiam Mhic Gearailt in Irish) is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association 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 May 31, 1936 by Dr. O'Brien, the then Bishop of Kerry, and J. M. Harty, Archbishop of Cashel.
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