Hurling to stay in Tullamore
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:25 pm
O'Connor Park in Tullamore will be the main venue for the majority of county and club games should the Offaly management committee's decision be fully ratified by the county board.
At last month's meeting, the management committee ruled that all Offaly senior football and hurling championship games would be played at O'Connor Park, while the Tullamore venue would also host all home games in the National Hurling League.
The decision comes as a major blow to the Birr club, who have redeveloped their St Brendan's Park grounds to ensure they were able to cater for these games. Traditionally, the south Offaly club held all senior hurling championship finals in the county as well its home NHL games.
The limited capacity at St Brendan's Park has hindered Birr's chances of getting such high-profile games back, however, chairman Finbarr Spain confirmed to The Midland Tribune newspaper this week that the club would be contesting the management committee's decision.
this is going to cause war! My own point of view is i'd like it in Tullamore but I am a Tullamore man. I can understand why the people in Birr would be agreived. But moving hurling to Birr is not going to make us competitive again so it's not the cure to everything
At last month's meeting, the management committee ruled that all Offaly senior football and hurling championship games would be played at O'Connor Park, while the Tullamore venue would also host all home games in the National Hurling League.
The decision comes as a major blow to the Birr club, who have redeveloped their St Brendan's Park grounds to ensure they were able to cater for these games. Traditionally, the south Offaly club held all senior hurling championship finals in the county as well its home NHL games.
The limited capacity at St Brendan's Park has hindered Birr's chances of getting such high-profile games back, however, chairman Finbarr Spain confirmed to The Midland Tribune newspaper this week that the club would be contesting the management committee's decision.
this is going to cause war! My own point of view is i'd like it in Tullamore but I am a Tullamore man. I can understand why the people in Birr would be agreived. But moving hurling to Birr is not going to make us competitive again so it's not the cure to everything