MacCumhaill Park explained

MacCumhaill Park
Native Name:Páirc Sheáin Mhic Cumhaill
Native Name Lang:Irish
Fullname:Seán MacCumhaill Park
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Address:Ballybofey, County Donegal, F93 E97E
Location:Ireland
Coordinates:54.801°N -7.7784°W
Capacity:17,500[1]
Dimensions:145 x 90 m
Publictransit:Main Street bus stop (McElhinney's)

MacCumhaill Park (Irish: Páirc Sheáin Mhic Cumhaill) is a GAA stadium in Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland.

It is the home ground of the Seán MacCumhaills club and Donegal's Gaelic football and hurling teams.

The ground is named after Seán MacCumhaill and had a capacity of 13,000, but that was reduced to 12,250 after a safety audit report was released in February 2012.[2] Donegal GAA announced in November 2012 plans to restore the capacity to 18,000,[3] Work got underway in February 2013.[4] and the related works were completed by late March 2013.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gavin Devlin: Bigger venue should be considered for Donegal-Tyrone Ulster SFC clash . Irish News . 10 July 2020 . 26 April 2021.
  2. Web site: MacCumhaill Park capacity reduced . 24 February 2012 . .
  3. News: Ballybofey too small for big clash, says Harte . 21 November 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121121133519/https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1121/1224326893720.html . 21 November 2012 .
  4. Web site: Donegal to start Ballybofey work in hope of staging Tyrone clash . 5 February 2013 . .
  5. News: O'Riordan . Ian . Ballybofey reprieve may have implications for other counties . The Irish Times . 28 March 2013.