Resurfacing of St Tiernach’s Park
The resurfacing of the pitch at St Tiernach’s Park, Clones is almost complete, following a project carried out by Prunty Contracts which commenced seven weeks ago and will, despite the recent inclement weather, be finished by today, Friday 16th April.
There was 2,000 tonnes of sand, 2 km of drainage and 15,000 square metres of sod rolled out during this period and the pitch will be ready for Ulster Championship action in the near future.
Ulster GAA President, Aogan Ó Fearghail commented:
“This is a major upgrade to the playing surface of St Tiernach`s Park. The work undertaken by Prunty and funded by Ulster Council GAA will ensure that the Clones pitch has a first class surface that will match the quality of players using it. It is a significant investment that will further enhance this historic Ulster venue”.
The pitch that is being replaced now is the surface that was first used for the famous ‘Wet Sunday’ Ulster Final in 1993, between Donegal and Derry. St Tiernach’s Park, Clones was opened in 1949 and current contractor Joe Pat Prunty actually worked on the initial draining of this surface in 1963.
