Cusack Park (Ennis)
Encyclopedia
Cusack Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association
stadium in Ennis
, County Clare
, Ireland
. It is the home of the Clare Gaelic football
and hurling
teams. Named after the founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association
, Michael Cusack
, the ground has a capacity of about 28,000 (mostly terraced).
In 2006 there were media reports of substantial offers from property developers to buy the stadium and relocate it to a new 42,000 capicity site outside the town centre. It is unlikely given current market conditions that this will happen. So far the ground has been under construction since April 2009 with new stands being put up as well as new accessibility for wheelchairs.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
stadium in Ennis
Ennis
Ennis is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway. Its name is a shortening of the original ....
, County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is the home of the Clare Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
teams. Named after the founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
, Michael Cusack
Michael Cusack
Michael Cusack was an Irish teacher and founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-His Life:...
, the ground has a capacity of about 28,000 (mostly terraced).
In 2006 there were media reports of substantial offers from property developers to buy the stadium and relocate it to a new 42,000 capicity site outside the town centre. It is unlikely given current market conditions that this will happen. So far the ground has been under construction since April 2009 with new stands being put up as well as new accessibility for wheelchairs.