O'Donnell Park

O' Donnell Park
Páirc Uí Dhomhnaill
Location Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
Coordinates 54°56′44″N 7°45′09″W / 54.945423°N 7.752413°W / 54.945423; -7.752413Coordinates: 54°56′44″N 7°45′09″W / 54.945423°N 7.752413°W / 54.945423; -7.752413
Public transit Letterkenny bus station
Owner Naomh Adhamhnáin[1]
Capacity 2,500 Seated
1,300 Standing
Construction
Opened 1937
Renovated 1955

O' Donnell Park (Irish: Páirc Uí Dhomhnaill) is a GAA stadium in County Donegal, Ireland. The home ground of the Naomh Adhamhnáin club, it is situated between the Letterkenny Regional Sports and Leisure Complex and Ballymacool Park on the outskirts of the town.[2] The Donegal senior inter-county football team uses O'Donnell Park as a venue for matches.

History

The ground has hosted Gaelic games since the 1930s when CLG Naomh Adhamhnáin bought the land for £300. The ground opened on Sunday 2 May 1937, with the Bishop of Raphoe's blessing of the park, a hurling match between Donegal and Antrim, an address from GAA President Bob O'Keeffe and a football match between Donegal and Armagh.[1]

During the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2006, the ground was used as a makeshift campsite for visitors to the town for the duration of the festival. On 11 November 2008, CLG Naomh Adhamhnáin confirmed that it had completed the purchase of 14.5 acres (59,000 m2) of land adjoining O'Donnell Park, which it intended to develop over the coming years into additional pitches for the club.[3]

The Sam Maguire Cup and members of Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland winning team attended a world record attempt at O'Donnell Park on 29 September 2012.[4]

Notable matches

On 25 March 2007, O'Donnell Park hosted its first inter-county football match in three decades when Donegal beat Kerry by 1-15 to 0-13 in the Allianz Football League. There was a half-hour delay after the Kerry team were unable to arrive on time due to fog at the airport. The match was broadcast live on TG4.[5][6]

On 13 April 2008, the ground hosted its second inter-county football match. Derry beat Donegal 0-15 to 0-10 in the NFL Division 1 semi-final.[7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Opening of O'Donnell Park". St. Eunan's website.
  2. ↑ "Letterkenny Town Council: St Eunans GAA club, O'Donnell Park".
  3. ↑ "St Eunan's club complete purchase of 14.5 acre site". Donegal Democrat. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Stars to bring Sam Maguire to world record attempt at O'Donnell Park". Donegal Daily. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Donegal News: Donegal beat Kerry".
  6. ↑ "Return of NFL to O'Donnell Park".
  7. ↑ "Donegal 0-10 Derry 0-15". RTÉ Sport.
  8. ↑ "Donegal 0-10 0-15 Derry". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Derry set up final meeting with Kerry".
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