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St Tiernach's Park is the principal GAA stadium of
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located in
County Monaghan County Monaghan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of Border Region, Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town ...
,
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. It is used mainly for Gaelic football. Such is its association with the town of Clones ( ), which is located to the south, that the venue itself is often referred to simply as Clones. With a current capacity of 29,000, it hosts major
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matches such as the
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final and is home to Clones GAA and Monaghan GAA.


History

The ground is named after Saint Tiarnach (''Tigearnach'', d. AD 548), who founded Clones as a monastic settlement AD 500. The Ulster Final was held in Clones from 1905 until 2004. Prior to this, a mixture of grounds were used as venues for the Ulster final. Between 2004 and 2006, due to increased capacity, the Ulster Final was played at
Croke Park Croke Park (, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and headquarters of the Gaelic At ...
in
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. However, with the 2007
Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...
final being scheduled for the same date, that year's Ulster Final was restored to Clones, with Tyrone narrowly defeating
Monaghan Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It also provides the name of its Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish and Monaghan (barony), Monaghan barony. The population of the town as of the 2022 cen ...
by a scoreline of 1–15 to 1–13. The Ulster Final has been held in Clones every year since 2007. The capacity of St Tiernach's Park capacity was originally 36,500 spectators, but that was reduced in 2019 following a health and safety review. 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of St Tiernach's Park.


Structure

The covered stand on one side of St Tiernach's Park is called the Gerry Arthurs Stand. It is named after Gerry Arthurs (1906–1991), who was treasurer of the Ulster Council for 42 years (1934 – 1976). In 2009, Arthurs was named in the ''
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s list of the ''125 Most Influential People in GAA History''. On the other side of the ground is the Pat McGrane Stand (seated), with The Hill (standing) behind it. The terrace behind the goals on the town side is called O'Duffy Tce, with the seating on the opposite side called the Eastern Stand.


Facilities


See also

* List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums * List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity


References

Clones, County Monaghan Gaelic games grounds in the Republic of Ireland Monaghan GAA Sports venues in County Monaghan 1944 establishments in Ireland Sports venues completed in 1944 {{Ireland-sports-venue-stub