Cusack Park (Ennis)

Cusack Park (Páirc Uí Chíosóg in Irish) is a GAA stadium in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It is the primary home of the Clare Hurling, Gaelic Football, Camogie and Peil na mBan teams at all grades.

General information

Arena capacity: 19,000 spectators

Address: Francis St, Ennis, County Clare, V95 YP98, Ireland

GPS coordinates for the navigator: 52°50′46.73″N 8°58′43.18″W

Field: grass lawn with dimensions of 145 x 90 m

Seating plan of Cusack Park

Cusack Park Ennis is sectioned into 5 different areas – Covered Stand, Sideline Seating, North Terrace (Covered Terrace), East Terrace (Aldi End / Tulla Road End) and West Terrace (Town End / Cloisters End).

Covered Stand and Sideline Seating tickets will state the section and the entry stiles for those particular areas. The Covered Stand will have unreserved seating with the exception of the VIP and Media sections. The Sideline Seating area has unreserved seating.

Terraces: The differing terrace names are for entry purposes only. Upon entry, patrons can select where they would like to stand and watch the match. The North Terrace will fill up first and once filled to capacity, patrons will be directed to the East Terrace and West Terrace for crowd control and safety purposes. All sections of the ground will be self-containable on match day and will have toilets and shops in each area. Patrons are advised to arrive early to avail of the viewing area in the North terrace.

Wheelchair Entrance Information: Wheelchair users are advised to access to the grounds via the stand entrance in the Front Yard (across from Tesco).

Where to buy tickets?

There are many ways to purchase tickets for GAA matches including:

• On-line via www.gaa.ie;
• Selected SuperValu & Centra stores;
• From your local GAA club or County Board.

Note: Tickets for the GAA All-Ireland Hurling and Football finals are allocated to the county boards and the clubs.

All-Ireland Final TicketsTickets for the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Finals will not be available for public sale through the usual outlets.

Each County board receives an allocation of tickets for the All-Ireland finals with the competing counties receiving the most significant allocations. These are then filtered down to their clubs and subsequently the club members.

How to get there?

Ennis is located on the N18 which joins Galway/Gort to the north and Shannon/Limerick to the south. The grounds are located close the town centre to the north-west.

Ennis is serviced by both rail and bus, with the travel centres adjacent to each other on the outskirts of the town.

These are the bus lines and routes that have stops nearby – 300, 343, 51.

Parking is available in designated car parks throughout the town and also in teh wider vicinity of the grounds on match day.

Facilities

Accommodation is mostly in single tier format. VIP and Press are segregated at upper levels with direct access to hospitality facility and new Country Board administration facilities. The external imagery is one of simplicity and elegance. On the skyline the engineering tracery of steel structures intermesh naturally with the sky which together with pearl colour cladding over local stone create an effect of festivity and lightness.

History

Between 2009–12, Clare GAA invested over €500,000 in refurbishment works including pitch drainage and fencing around the pitch. In 2015 a major renovation started, this included the demolition and re-erection of the main stand and construction of a new entrance/exit at the north side of the stadium. Once completed in late 2017 the official capacity was increased to 19,000 people for the start of the 2018 season. On 17 June 2018 the stadium was completely sold out for the first time since re-opening for the visit of local rivals Limerick GAA. The knockout stages of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship and the Clare Senior Football Championship are held annually in the stadium.