What county grounds do ye think ar the best and the worst in the country? For me the Best would have to be Tullamore and the worst Newbridge.

Meathman248 (Meath) - Posts: 14 - 08/08/2013 12:35:48    1456374

tullamore def the best and drogheda the worst [even though it has a bar]

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2968 - 08/08/2013 12:41:26    1456384

I still absolutely love a packed Nowlan Park on a sunny evening. The atmosphere for Wexford v Waterford in 2002 was incredible.

Walsh Park or Fraher Field, both are absolutely dreadful.

Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 08/08/2013 13:19:31    1456452

tullamore is a fantastic ground .cusack park mullingar is a shambles.

liffo (Offaly) - Posts: 649 - 08/08/2013 14:04:02    1456509

Meathman248

Newbridge - shocking for a county ground.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4953 - 08/08/2013 14:08:51    1456513

athletic grounds brilliant ballybofey terrible

snipingfredo (Armagh) - Posts: 45 - 08/08/2013 14:18:09    1456538

tullamore needs work still,behind the goal where you come in is awful just left as flat grass,loads of room there to put a terrace in like the other end and finish the ground off,it would also bump the capacity up to the 20 thousand mark making it a really good venue.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 08/08/2013 14:21:52    1456542

Páirc Seán in Carrick, naturally! (Or Páirc Sheáin Mhic Diarmada to give it its proper title.) That said, I figure there's not a whole lot wrong with Hyde Park or Salthill either. And I seem to remember once or twice being at a ground on Jones' Road in Dublin. Can't remember what it was called, but there was a hotel nearby. I think the name of it was in the news cos of teachers... That's it, it was Haddington Road!

Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1168 - 08/08/2013 14:24:57    1456548

St Conleths is terrible. I hope they buy all that stuff Antrim were selling from the old Casement.

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 08/08/2013 14:45:31    1456577

Athletic grounds in Armagh are one of the best since they done it up
Drogheda is the worst hope they build there much talked about new ground soon

Pukefootball (Monaghan) - Posts: 377 - 08/08/2013 15:16:29    1456629

First time in tullamore this year and was really impressed with it! Ballybofey and newbridge both horrible grounds although they are both really nice towns

redhanddefender (Tyrone) - Posts: 913 - 08/08/2013 15:25:42    1456647

Nowlan Park is good ground and convenient to Park Inn and Loughlins!

Pairc Ui Caoimh is not great. Do like Pairc Ui Rinn for some reason.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 08/08/2013 15:27:51    1456652

Worst big county ground: Pairc Ui Caoimh
Best big county ground: Semple Stadium
Worst small county ground: Cusack Park, Ennis
Best small(ish) county ground: Tullamore

KeyserSoze (Cork) - Posts: 363 - 08/08/2013 15:30:14    1456659

Hyde Park in Roscommon is the worst when the wind is blowing as it's on a hill and the wind roars down the length of the pitch.
Best for me would be Croker, Fitzgerald stadium, Clones, Thurles,

Farney (Monaghan) - Posts: 814 - 08/08/2013 15:32:44    1456671

Newbridge conleths park is a disgrace, an absolute kip. Dressing rooms are tiny and the pitch has to be one of the worst in Kildare. A big upward slant in the corner where the dressing rooms are

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2298 - 08/08/2013 15:38:56    1456687

I actually like Fitzgerald stadium Killarney.

Went to Drogheda in the OB cup and we where standing on a slippy grass hill, 3 sides of the stadium (if you can even call it that) was just grass mounds. Ridiculous.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 08/08/2013 15:39:48    1456690

Best: MacHale Park (being biased)
Worst: Pairc Ui Caoimh but hopefully the new stadium will be class.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11553 - 08/08/2013 15:42:44    1456699

Best county grounds: Gaelic Grounds in Limerick

Worse county grounds (leaving aside the scenery): Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney.

Midleton (Cork) - Posts: 644 - 08/08/2013 15:43:47    1456701

Best: MacHale Park (being biased)
Worst: Pairc Ui Caoimh but hopefully the new stadium will be class.

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They don't need that new stadium, A few upgrades maybe but that's about It.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 08/08/2013 15:47:49    1456708

waynoI - The Paric down in Cork is going to be leveled or so I was told unless any cork poster can confirm the story there?

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11553 - 08/08/2013 15:54:31    1456716