Clonmel GAA Ground

Clonmel GAA Ground
Páirc Chluain Meala
Clonmel GAA Ground is located in Ireland
Clonmel GAA Ground
Clonmel GAA Ground
Location within Ireland
LocationWestern Road, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates52°21′12″N 7°42′47″W / 52.353295°N 7.713137°W / 52.353295; -7.713137
OwnerTipperary GAA
Capacity5,001
Field size142 × 82 m (155 × 90 yd)
SurfaceGrass

Clonmel GAA Ground, also called Clonmel Sportsground, is a GAA stadium located in the town of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is the home ground of St. Mary's hurling team and Gaelic football team Clonmel Commercials. It is also occasionally used by the Tipperary county football team and has hosted games in the Munster Senior Football Championship, McGrath Cup and National Football League.[1]

Declan Ryan's first game in charge of the Tipperary hurlers took place in Clonmel in January 2011 in the Waterford Crystal Cup against WIT where Tipperary were defeated by a scoreline of 2–17 to 1–19.[2][3]

  1. ^ "St. Mary's, Clonmel". gaainfo.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Tipp sunk but Ryan takes heart in Woodlock return". Irish Independent. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Waterford IT 2-17 Tipperary 1-19". Tipperary.gaa.ie. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.[permanent dead link]