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Croke Park, the headquarters of the GAA is the fourth largest stadium in Europe after the Nou Camp in Barcelona, the Bernabeu in Madrid and the San Siro in Milan. As rebuilt, it consists of three stands around the pitch with an open end containing a terrace known as "Hill 16". "Hill 16" or the "Railway End" was constructed from the rubble left in Sackville Street (O'Connell Street) after the 1916 rising.

The site upon which Croke park now stands was originally owned by Maurice Butterly in the 1870s and was known as the "City and Suburban Racecourse". The GAA became one of the grounds more frequent users and in 1908 Frank Dineen purchased the 14-acre site for the sum of £3,250. Five years later, the GAA purchased the site from Frank Dineen for £3,500 and renamed the ground Croke Park in honour of the association's first patron, Archbishop Croke of Cashel.

The three stand areas are known as the Cusack Stand, the Canal End, and the Hogan Stand. The Hogan Stand fronts the main entrance onto Jones Road. The first Hogan stand (named after Tipperary footballer Michael Hogan) was built in 1924 and followed by the construction of the Cusack stand (named after one of the original founders of the G.A.A. Michael Cusack) in 1937. The Canal End terrace was constructed in 1949 (named because of its site alongside the Royal Canal. and was subsequently followed by the construction of the Nally stand (Named after Pat Nally) in 1952.

Under the reconstruction, these stands have been rebuilt as one massive structure, looming over the surrounding streets. For example the Cusack Stand, is 180 metres long, an 35 metres high, seats 25,000 people and contains 46 hospitality suites. There are four layers from which viewing games is possible: the main concourse; a premium level incorporating hospitality facilities; the hospitality suites level; and finally an upper concourse. This three-sided development has resulted in a capacity of 79,500.