Venues
The following stadia are frequently used during the Munster Championship:
Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Thurles | Semple Stadium | 55,000 |
Limerick | Gaelic Grounds | 50,000 |
Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 43,500 |
Killarney | FitzGerald Stadium | 43,000 |
Munster Championship matches were traditionally played at neutral venues or at a location that was deemed to be half-way between the two participants, however, counties eventually came to home and away agreements depending on the size of their stadia. Counties that have agreements include Cork and Tipperary, Limerick and Cork and Limerick and Tipperary. Every second meeting between these sides is played at the home venue of one of the counties. For example, in 2008 Cork played Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, while in 2009 the same match was played at Semple Stadium.
Waterford and Clare, in spite of having home stadia, do not have home and away agreements with the other counties as their stadia are deemed not to be of an adequate size for Munster Championship games. These counties usually play their games at neutral venues.
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