The biggest Gaelic football stadium in the world is Croke Park. It is the GAA HQ. It can seat 82,300 people at one time. The All Ireland final is held there every year for hurling and Gaelic finals. It has the technology hawk eye in it. This technology is very good and it helps the umpires make their decisions. The second biggest GAA stadium in Ireland is Semple Stadium in Thurles. It can seat 53,500 people. It is used by the Tipperary GAA. Gaelic football is the fastest growing sport in the world at the moment. This is due to the amount of Irish people immigrating to countries like England and America. For the first time ever on Sunday, May 26, 2013 London beat Sligo 1-12 to 0-14 in the Connacht GAA Football Championship Quarter-Final.
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