St Tiernach's Park

St Tiernach's Park
Páirc Thiarnaigh Naofa
	St Tiernach's Park Location within Northern Ireland St Tiernach's Park St Tiernach's Park (Ireland)
Address	25 Roslea Terrace, Largy, County Monaghan, H23 AH74
Location	Ireland
Coordinates	54°11′8″N7°13′58″W / 54.18556°N 7.23278°W
Public transit	Jubilee Road bus stop
Owner	Clones GAA Monaghan GAA Ulster GAA
Capacity	29,000 Capacity history 36,500 ; 29,000 (2019–present);
Field size	142 x 87 m
Construction
Opened	1944
Renovated	1992/93
Construction cost	IR£4.5 million
Tenants
	Monaghan GAA

Last updated June 12, 2023

St Tiernach's Park is the principal GAA stadium of Ulster GAA located in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is used mainly for Gaelic football.

Such is its association with the town of Clones ( /ˈkloʊnɪs/ KLOH-nis), which is located to the south, the venue itself is often referred to simply as Clones. With a current capacity of 29,000, it hosts major Gaelic football matches such as the Ulster Senior Football Championship final and is home to Clones GAA and Monaghan GAA.^[1]

History

The ground is named after Saint Tiarnach (Tigearnach, d. AD 548), who founded Clones as a monastic settlement c. AD 500.^[2] The Ulster Final was held in Clones from 1905 until 2004. Prior to this, a mixture of grounds were used as venues for the Ulster final. Between 2004 and 2006, due to increased capacity, the Ulster Final was played at Croke Park in Dublin.^[3]^[4] However, with the 2007 Leinster Senior Football Championship final being scheduled for the same date, that year's Ulster Final was restored to Clones, with Tyrone narrowly defeating Monaghan by a scoreline of 1–15 to 1–13.^[5] The Ulster Final has been held in Clones every year since 2007. The capacity of St Tiernach’s Park capacity was originally 36,500 spectators, but that was reduced in 2019 following a health and safety review.^[1] 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of St Tiernach's Park.

Structure

The covered stand on one side of St Tiernach's Park is called the Gerry Arthurs Stand.^[6] It is named after Gerry Arthurs (1906-1991), who was treasurer of the Ulster Council for 42 years (1934 - 1976). In 2009, Arthurs was named in the Sunday Tribune's list of the 125 Most Influential People In GAA History.^[6] On the other side of the ground is the Pat McGrane Stand (seated), with The Hill (standing) behind it. The terrace behind the goals on the town side is called O'Duffy Tce, with the seating on the opposite side called the Eastern Stand.

Facilities

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References

1 2 3 "Reduced capacity Clones an Ulster final sell-out". RTE. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
↑ "Clones Town Heritage Trail".
↑ Keys, Colm (8 July 2004). "Ulster final sells out Croker". Irish Independent . Independent News & Media.
↑ "Calls to move Donegal-Tyrone Ulster final to Croke Park unlikely to prompt change: Martin McElhinney glad that game is staying in Clones". The42.ie . 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016. The Ulster finals of 2004, 2005 and 2006 were all held in Croke Park...
↑ "Monaghan 1-13 1-15 Tyrone". BBC Sport . BBC. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
1 2 McEvoy, Enda; Shannon, Kieran; Hannigan, Dave; Cunningham, PJ; Clerkin, Malachy; Nugent, Pat (4 January 2009). "125 Most Influential People In GAA History". Sunday Tribune . Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.

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[Reduced_capacity-1] 1 2 3 "Reduced capacity Clones an Ulster final sell-out". RTE. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[2] "Clones Town Heritage Trail".

[3] Keys, Colm (8 July 2004). "Ulster final sells out Croker". Irish Independent . Independent News & Media.

[4] "Calls to move Donegal-Tyrone Ulster final to Croke Park unlikely to prompt change: Martin McElhinney glad that game is staying in Clones". The42.ie . 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016. The Ulster finals of 2004, 2005 and 2006 were all held in Croke Park...

[5] "Monaghan 1-13 1-15 Tyrone". BBC Sport . BBC. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.

[125_tribune-6] 1 2 McEvoy, Enda; Shannon, Kieran; Hannigan, Dave; Cunningham, PJ; Clerkin, Malachy; Nugent, Pat (4 January 2009). "125 Most Influential People In GAA History". Sunday Tribune . Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.

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