MacCumhaill Park

MacCumhaill Park
Páirc Sheáin Mhic Cumhaill
MacCumhaill Park is located in Ireland
MacCumhaill Park
MacCumhaill Park
Location within Ireland
Full nameSeán MacCumhaill Park
AddressBallybofey, County Donegal, F93 E97E
LocationIreland
Coordinates54°48′3.69″N 7°46′42.38″W / 54.8010250°N 7.7784389°W / 54.8010250; -7.7784389
Public transitMain Street bus stop (McElhinney's)
Capacity17,500[1]
Field size145 x 90 m

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.[citation needed]

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]

  1. ^ "Gavin Devlin: Bigger venue should be considered for Donegal-Tyrone Ulster SFC clash". Irish News. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "MacCumhaill Park capacity reduced". Hogan Stand. 24 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Ballybofey too small for big clash, says Harte". The Irish Times. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Donegal to start Ballybofey work in hope of staging Tyrone clash". BBC Sport. 5 February 2013.
  5. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (28 March 2013). "Ballybofey reprieve may have implications for other counties". The Irish Times.