Walsh Park

Walsh Park
Páirc Breathnach
Location	Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland
Coordinates	52°15′17.60″N 7°7′40.02″W / 52.2548889°N 7.1277833°W / 52.2548889; -7.1277833Coordinates: 52°15′17.60″N 7°7′40.02″W / 52.2548889°N 7.1277833°W / 52.2548889; -7.1277833
Public transit	Waterford railway station
Owner	Waterford GAA
Capacity	17,000
Field size	142 x 80 m

Walsh Park (Irish: Páirc Breathnach) is a GAA stadium in Waterford, Ireland named after Willie Walsh, a well-known referee and long time campaigner for Gaelic games in Waterford It is one of thetwo homes of the Waterford Gaelic football and hurling teams, the other being Fraher Field in Dungarvan. The ground currently has a capacity of 17,000. In 2005 it was announced that almost €4 million was to be spent upgrading the venue.

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Waterford GAA

Founded in 1886 Based in Waterford, Ireland

History	Senior hurling team seasons Senior football team seasons Senior hurling team records and statistics

Players	Hurlers Gaelic footballers List of senior hurling team captains List of Gaelic football team captains

Stadiums	Waterford Dungarvan

Honours	Hurling Gaelic football

Culture	The Drawn Final (1959) The Greatest Munster Final (2004)

Rivalries	Cork hurling rivalry Kilkenny hurling rivalry

Club scene	Clubs Senior Hurling Championship Senior Football Championship

Key historical figures	Locky Byrne Christy Moylan John Keane Jim Ware Tom Cheasty Frankie Walsh Phil Grimes Ned Power Noel Crowley Tony Browne Paul Flynn Dan Shanahan

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles (2)	1948 1959

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles (0)	1898 (runners-up)

Affiliations	Hurling Championship: Munster League: Division 1A Cup: Waterford Crystal Football Championship: Munster League: Division 4 Cup: McGrath

Stadiums of the Gaelic Athletic Association

National stadium

Croke Park

County grounds

Connacht	Dr. Hyde Park (Roscommon) MacHale Park (Mayo) Markievicz Park (Sligo) Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada (Leitrim) Pearse Stadium (Galway)

Leinster	Cusack Park (Westmeath) Dr. Cullen Park (Carlow) Drogheda Park (Louth) Nowlan Park (Kilkenny) O'Byrne Park (Wicklow) O'Connor Park (Offaly) O'Moore Park (Laois) Páirc Tailteann (Meath) Parnell Park (Dublin) Pearse Park (Longford) St Conleth's Park (Kildare) Wexford Park (Wexford)

Munster	Cusack Park (Clare) FitzGerald Stadium (Kerry) Gaelic Grounds (Limerick) Páirc Uí Chaoimh (Cork) Semple Stadium (Tipperary) Walsh Park (Waterford)

Ulster	Athletic Grounds (Armagh) Breffni Park (Cavan) Brewster Park (Fermanagh) Casement Park (Antrim) Celtic Park (Derry) Healy Park (Tyrone) MacCumhail Park (Donegal) Páirc Esler (Down) St Tiernach's Park (Monaghan)

Abroad	Emerald GAA Grounds (London) Gaelic Park (New York) Old Bedians (Lancashire) Páirc na hÉireann (Warwickshire)

Other grounds

Waterford

Climate History People

Districts	Ardkeen Ballybeg Ferrybank Hillview Little Island People's Park

History	Siege Jail disaster

Politics	City and County Council List of rulers Parliament of Ireland constituency UK Parliament constituency

Landmarks	Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity Christ Church Cathedral City Library

Culture	Blaa Spraoi Forum Museum of Treasures

Education	Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) College of Further Education Newtown School De La Salle College Waterpark College Waterpark National School Scoil Lorcain B.N.S

Media	Channel South WLR FM Beat 102 103 The Munster Express The Waterford News & Star

Sport	Mount Sion GAA (Gaelic football and hurling) Waterford United Football Club Regional Sports Centre Walsh Park

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Walsh Park

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