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Despite the success of fundraising efforts, the overall cost of the four phases, at £4.6m, left Armagh County Board with a deficit of more than £1m. It is seeking to clear the debt through a supporters' network, "My Armagh", by such means as seat sponsorship. In
December 2010 it was announced that
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The ground has a capacity of 18,500, with one covered stand seating 5,575, one covered terraced stand, uncovered terracing at both ends of the grounds, floodlighting, changing rooms, administration facilities, a treatment suite, media room, referee's area, and access for disabled spectators. A new
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alley and an extended and re-seeded playing area. The cost of refurbishing and maintaining the grounds proved unsustainable for the local club, resulting in the venue being handed back to the County Board and, in 2002, in its being closed again. Apart from a brief reopening in 2008 the
Athletic
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GAA Club in Armagh, which then had no ground of its own. In 1982 the ground was closed for a refurbishment costing £150,000. It was reopened in the GAA's centenary year, 1984, with a challenge match between the Armagh and Dublin county teams. The complex included a new Armagh GAA administrative
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The grounds were purchased for the GAA for £1,000 by public subscription in 1936, when an area of land next to the Armagh-Keady railway line came on the market. The land had already been in use for sports for some years, and was informally known as "the Gaelic Field". However the term "Athletic
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Instead, the reconstruction of the
Athletic Grounds was taken forward in four phases by a development group that had been established by Armagh County Board in 1997, with funding garnered from a number of sources and eventually totalling £3.5 million. This included over £2m of
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naming rights for the stadium would be sold to raise additional funds for the refurbishment project, and the rights eventually went to the Morgan Group, sponsor of Armagh GAA county teams since 1997. The stadium was known from May 2011 as the Morgan
Athletic Grounds (
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The stadium is the county ground of Armagh GAA, i.e. the primary stadium in the county, and as such is used for higher profile games such as county finals and inter-county matches in the national leagues and Ulster and All-Ireland
Championships.
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The stadium (part of which stands on the site of Irish Street Halt on the old Armagh-Keady railway line) is only accessible by road since the railway line through Armagh closed in 1957. It is close to the main Armagh to
Monaghan road.
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to redevelop a number of stadiums, with the
Athletic Grounds to receive £8 million to increase its capacity from 5,500 to 25,000. These plans were not, however, fully realised.
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attendance record for the redeveloped ground was set on 14 June 2015 when 18,186 spectators attended the Ulster Senior
Championship quarter-final between Armagh and Donegal.
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assistance, over £1m from GAA Ulster
Council and Central Council, donations of £1,000 per year from each Armagh GAA club, and other grants from
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While remaining in trust for the County Board and serving as the county ground, the stadium was principally used for many years by
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By 2011 the redevelopment had been completed. The stadium was officially reopened on 5 February 2011 for an
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Grounds remained out of use until the most recent redevelopment was completed in 2011.
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Grounds" was in use from at least 1935 when the field hosted a sporting and cultural
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featuring a football challenge match between Armagh and Dublin selections.
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match, which as in the 1984 reopening was between Armagh and Dublin.
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Armagh GAA souvenir programme for NFL match of 5 February 2011
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242:. It is the county ground and administrative headquarters of
530:"Ulster GAA unveil £100m four-year plan to upgrade grounds"
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488:"Armagh to sell naming rights for new Athletic Grounds"
585:. Ulster Gazette. 3 February 2011. Archived from
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583:"Thousands for Armagh as £5.2m stadium opens"
356:List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
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306:In 2002, plans were announced by the GAA's
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1417:Buildings and structures in Armagh (city)
1422:Gaelic games grounds in Northern Ireland
636:"Armagh GAA respond to Morgan criticism"
561:"Armagh's stadium dream becomes reality"
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226:), known for sponsorship reasons as the
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19:For other stadia of a similar name, see
1200:List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity
361:List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity
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335:Páirc Lúthchleasaíochta Uí Mhuiregáin
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681:Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
634:O'Toole, Fintan (8 November 2012).
559:Campbell, John (23 February 2010).
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465:from the original on 20 July 2008
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320:Armagh City and District Council
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293:headquarters (the Ceannáras), a
77:Location within Northern Ireland
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1427:Sports venues in County Armagh
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534:4NI NI News (30 January 2002)
490:. BBC Sport. 13 December 2010
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906:Anderstonstown Road, Belfast
611:. Armagh GAA. Archived from
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16:Stadium in Armagh, Ireland
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609:"Morgan Athletic Grounds"
381:"Entertainment in Armagh"
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132:54.3433750°N 6.6614472°W
327:Allianz Football League
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228:BOX-IT Athletic Grounds
224:Páirc Lúthchleasaíochta
36:Páirc Lúthchleasaíochta
1432:Sport in Armagh (city)
223:
151:Lonsdale Road bus stop
137:54.3433750; -6.6614472
1144:International grounds
871:Francis Street, Ennis
246:and is used for both
171:18,500 (5,575 seated)
1154:Almondsbury, England
865:Ennis Road, Limerick
1164:Eastfield, Scotland
563:. Belfast Telegraph
128: /
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731:Carrick-on-Shannon
704:is in parentheses.
459:Ulster Council GAA
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1207:
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996:
859:Cork - Uí Chaoimh
415:Irish Independent
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1390:
1386:
1385:
1375:
1371:
1370:
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1292:Athletic Grounds
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589:on 20 March 2012
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536:. Archived from
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316:National Lottery
240:Northern Ireland
216:Athletic Grounds
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104:Northern Ireland
71:Athletic Grounds
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29:Athletic Grounds
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1255:Founded in 1889
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936:Inis Ceithleann
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824:O'Loughlin Road
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702:The county team
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248:Gaelic football
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21:Athletic Ground
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1159:Cardiff, Wales
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1060:Cork - Uí Rinn
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973:(Warwickshire)
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942:Lone Moor Road
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698:County grounds
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540:on 5 June 2011
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308:Ulster Council
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160:Ulster Council
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1187:San Francisco
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1168:North America
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1002:Local grounds
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988:East Didsbury
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441:NorthernSound
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120:54°20′36.15″N
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95:County Armagh
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89:Dalton Road,
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1301:Competitions
1291:
1264:County teams
1254:
1182:Philadelphia
1135:West Belfast
1036:Ballyshannon
990:(Lancashire)
929:
877:Keane's Road
782:Clonard Road
745:(New York -
719:Athlone Road
701:
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617:. Retrieved
613:the original
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192:Construction
123:6°39′41.21″W
35:
25:
1080:Letterkenny
1032:Ballydoogan
1027:Ballycastle
1022:Ballinasloe
981:Meagher Cup
964:Rackard Cup
938:(Fermanagh)
930:Dalton Road
891:(Tipperary)
879:(Waterford)
808:(Westmeath)
788:Donnycarney
725:Cairns Road
721:(Roscommon)
385:Premier Inn
234:stadium in
135: /
110:Coordinates
1412:Armagh GAA
1406:Categories
1243:Armagh GAA
1075:Kilmallock
971:Bickenhill
920:(Monaghan)
912:Ballybofey
867:(Limerick)
836:Rathnapish
830:Portlaoise
826:(Kilkenny)
802:(Longford)
691:Croke Park
367:References
244:Armagh GAA
179:143 x 88 m
176:Field size
1100:Rathkeale
1070:Dungarvan
1055:Collooney
1013:Athleague
914:(Donegal)
883:Killarney
842:Tullamore
820:(Kildare)
818:Newbridge
806:Mullingar
784:(Wexford)
778:(Wicklow)
743:Riverdale
737:Castlebar
733:(Leitrim)
341:Transport
290:Pearse Óg
205:Renovated
1374:Category
1310:Football
1271:Football
1115:Swinford
1095:New Ross
956:(Tyrone)
932:(Armagh)
924:Creighan
908:(Antrim)
844:(Offaly)
838:(Carlow)
800:Lisbrack
794:Drogheda
790:(Dublin)
769:Leinster
761:(Galway)
759:Salthill
755:(London)
712:Connacht
593:19 March
567:19 March
494:19 March
463:Archived
455:"Armagh"
390:27 April
350:See also
295:handball
267:Features
167:Capacity
101:Location
1389:Commons
1340:Hurling
1285:Stadium
1276:Hurling
1177:Chicago
1150:Britain
1105:Roscrea
1065:Crumlin
1050:Clonmel
944:(Derry)
926:(Cavan)
889:Thurles
885:(Kerry)
873:(Clare)
852:Munster
832:(Laois)
814:(Meath)
796:(Louth)
776:Aughrim
753:Ruislip
727:(Sligo)
544:13 July
469:13 July
276:History
252:hurling
230:, is a
184:Surface
86:Address
1380:
1365:
1172:Boston
1120:Tralee
1090:Nenagh
1085:Mohill
1009:Arklow
950:(Down)
918:Clones
899:Ulster
861:(Cork)
739:(Mayo)
640:The 42
619:8 June
421:23 May
236:Armagh
197:Opened
91:Armagh
1045:Clane
954:Omagh
948:Newry
812:Navan
749:only)
220:Irish
200:1920s
187:Grass
156:Owner
1130:Tuam
1125:Trim
1040:Birr
1017:Athy
689:HQ:
621:2011
595:2011
569:2011
546:2008
496:2011
471:2008
423:2021
392:2021
283:Feis
258:Uses
250:and
214:The
208:2011
1349:SHC
1329:JFC
1324:IFC
1319:SFC
747:SFC
232:GAA
1408::
638:.
532:.
504:^
479:^
461:.
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