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I'm almost certain Mayo havens second ground, is it Ballina?? Mayo had three on the go at one stage- McHale Park in Castlebar as the primary ground, with James Stephen's Park in Ballina and Fr. O'Hara Park in Charlestown also seeing action in the league. However, as the Mayo County Board took over ownership of McHale Park about a decade ago, almost all of Mayo's games are played there now. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 01/07/2016 15:41:33 1874734 Link
limerick have gaelic grounds but also play league games in kilmallock (hurling and football) and in newcastlewest for football janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 27/09/2016 12:54:06 1919614 Link
We have no county ground in my opinion. Cant call Cusack park a county ground when there's no car park or warm up area. wd45 (Westmeath) - Posts: 211 - 27/09/2016 13:34:33 1919632 Link
Replying To county man: "Most county grounds apart from Croke Park, Thurles and Clones are white elephants. Counties can't maintain one county ground not to mind two..." Breffni Park is hosting about 6-7 games every weekend right now and hosts many intercounty games at varying levels not including Cavan. I would guess that it's the most used county ground in the country outside of Thurles (Hurling), Croker and Portlaois for intercounty games. Has a gym, a full size training field and a full size all-weather field also. Excellently maintained and nearly always in pristine condition (in fact, their groundsman is a regular poster on this forum). cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5018 - 27/09/2016 13:54:38 1919641 Link
Replying To Offside_Rule: "All since 2013 (league and Championships): Corrigan Park Páirc Naomh Pol (Shaws Rd) Ballycastle Ahoghill Creggan Casement Loughgiel" I watched Antrim play London at Cargin a couple of years back as well paddyirishman (Antrim) - Posts: 10 - 27/09/2016 14:10:42 1919651 Link
Replying To paddyirishman: "I watched Antrim play London at Cargin a couple of years back as well" You sure it was Cargin Paddy? I know we played them last year in Ballycastle and in Creggan in 2014 and I thought the time previous we played them at home was in Casement (back in 2009) Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 27/09/2016 14:26:52 1919657 Link
Replying To paddyirishman: "I watched Antrim play London at Cargin a couple of years back as well" None of those grounds are really up to scratch though for hosting county championship. We need Casement back asap. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4241 - 27/09/2016 14:45:06 1919670 Link
Replying To Offside_Rule: "You sure it was Cargin Paddy? I know we played them last year in Ballycastle and in Creggan in 2014 and I thought the time previous we played them at home was in Casement (back in 2009)" Positive, its my home pitch. Sean Burke got a straight red in the first half. paddyirishman (Antrim) - Posts: 10 - 27/09/2016 16:32:45 1919752 Link
Replying To Whammo86: "None of those grounds are really up to scratch though for hosting county championship. We need Casement back asap." Unless Casement gets some sort of parking arranged, I wouldn't be back near it anyway. paddyirishman (Antrim) - Posts: 10 - 27/09/2016 16:35:57 1919754 Link
Replying To paddyirishman: "Positive, its my home pitch. Sean Burke got a straight red in the first half." Good enough for me. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 27/09/2016 17:34:16 1919790 Link
Replying To cavanman47: "Breffni Park is hosting about 6-7 games every weekend right now and hosts many intercounty games at varying levels not including Cavan. I would guess that it's the most used county ground in the country outside of Thurles (Hurling), Croker and Portlaois for intercounty games. Has a gym, a full size training field and a full size all-weather field also. Excellently maintained and nearly always in pristine condition (in fact, their groundsman is a regular poster on this forum)." Breffni is one of my favourite grounds, great view off the terraces and well maintained, just wish they would extend the roof on the stand, very little covered accommodation for a ground of its size Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 27/09/2016 17:52:55 1919802 Link
Replying To Richieq: "Breffni is one of my favourite grounds, great view off the terraces and well maintained, just wish they would extend the roof on the stand, very little covered accommodation for a ground of its size" Yeah would have to agree. I've been in Breffni in January with the wind blowing sideways into the seated stand and the only dry bodies in the place were actually standing on the far terrace against the back wall! cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5018 - 27/09/2016 19:24:22 1919848 Link
Replying To Richieq: "Breffni is one of my favourite grounds, great view off the terraces and well maintained, just wish they would extend the roof on the stand, very little covered accommodation for a ground of its size" Ulster has some fine grounds in general. Pairc Esler and Celtic Park in Derry are two of my favourites. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 27/09/2016 19:38:39 1919854 Link
Replying To saulgael: "Actually 3 counting McKenna Park Ballycran. Mitchel Park (Ballygalget) and St. Patrick's Park (Portaferry) have both hosted county games in recent years as well." It was way back in the 90s but i remember being at a league game versus Down in Newcastle Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1018 - 27/09/2016 20:04:46 1919870 Link
I dont know when the last championship game was at walsh park, never been to championship game in fraher field Dungarvan. Waterfords grounds are not up to standard in my opinion....play most of our championship games in thurles co tipperary, the standard i want to see in my county - for a county there or thereabouts for an all ireland its embarrassing our home ground is so poor....not a huge fan of knowlan park either....the gaelic grounds and parc ui choimh are impressive but semple is the bar i want to see in co portlairge juniorjudge (Waterford) - Posts: 383 - 27/09/2016 23:11:40 1919971 Link

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