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The Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds is an
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(soccer) stadium located in
Buncrana Buncrana ( ; ) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is beside Lough Swilly on the Inishowen peninsula, northwest of Derry and north of Letterkenny. In the 2016 census, the population was 6,785 making it the second most populous town in Cou ...
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County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...
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. It is the home ground of Cockhill Celtic F.C. The grounds were opened as St. Mary's Park in 2003 by Mary Coughlan TD. The club grounds were renamed after longtime chairman Charlie O'Donnell in 2007. The club also has two
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pitches. In 2017 the grounds suffered flood damage; the club received €101,000 from a
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Natural Disaster Grant.


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