O'Moore Park
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| O'Moore Park | |
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| Páirc Uí Mhórdha | |
| Location | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°1′34″N 7°18′8″W / 53.02611°N 7.30222°WCoordinates: 53°1′34″N 7°18′8″W / 53.02611°N 7.30222°W |
| Renovated | 2002 |
| Owner | Laois GAA |
| Capacity | 27,000 |
| Field dimensions | 142 x 86 m |
O'Moore Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. It is the home of the Laois Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground has a capacity of about 27,000. Its pitch is one of ireland's best under weather. It is the venue for a lot of club and county matches as recently floodlights were added. It is a neutral stadium in Laois frequently used for inter-county matches. It is located 0.5 km from Portlaoise town centre on the N80 road (Abbeyleix road) The stand has blue seats with white seats spelling "Laois Laois".
Pairc Ui Faoileann is neighboured with O'Moore Park which is the stadium of Portlaoise GAA, the most successful club in Laois and one of the most successful clubs in Ireland, especially in football
In 2008, Parkside was built behind the terrace. Parkside is a block of apartments and some of them overlook O'Moore Park. This adds to the look of the stadium. When sitting in the stand, If your high enough you will be able to overlook some of the town of Portlaoise. O'Moore Park is currently the biggest stadium in Leinster behind Croke Park. On 31 October, Halloween night, The Coronas played in here to make history as the first band to play in O'Moore Park. On 23 July 2011, O'Moore Park is the venue for Wexford v Limerick in the All Ireland Football series.
