St Tiernach's Park
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| St. Tiernach's Park | |
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| Páirc Thiarnaigh Naofa | |
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| Location | Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°11′8″N 7°13′58″W / 54.18556°N 7.23278°WCoordinates: 54°11′8″N 7°13′58″W / 54.18556°N 7.23278°W |
| Opened | 1944 |
| Renovated | 1992/93 |
| Construction cost | IR£4.5 million |
| Capacity | 36,000 |
| Field dimensions | 142 x 87 m |
St. Tiernach's Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Clones, Ireland.
It is the home of the Monaghan Gaelic football team. The Ulster Final was hosted here from 1970 until 2004: prior to this, Casement Park was the venue. From 2004 to 2006, the Ulster Final had been played in Croke Park, because of its higher capacity. However, due to the Leinster Senior Football Championship Final being scheduled for the same date the ground held the Ulster Final in 2007 with Tyrone narrowly defeating Monaghan by a scoreline of 1–15 to 1–13. The ground has a capacity of about 36,000 and is the most modern stadium for Gaelic Games in Ulster. It has been suggested that Clones may get an investment of 30 million euro to develop St Tiernach's Park.[1]
[edit] Stands
The stand on one side of the ground is the Gerry Arthurs Stand.[1] It is named after Gerry Arthurs (1904-1991) who was treasurer of the Ulster Council for 42 years (1934/5? - 1976/7?). In 2009 Arthurs was named in the Sunday Tribune's list of the 125 Most Influential People In GAA History.[1] On the other side of the ground is the Pat McGrane Stand (seated), with The Hill (standing) behind it.
[edit] References
- ^ a b McEvoy, Enda; Kieran Shannon, Dave Hannigan (and PJ Cunningham, Malachy Clerkin and Pat Nugent) (4 January 2009). "125 Most Influential People In GAA History". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2009/jan/04/125-most-influential-people-in-gaa-history-125-101. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
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