| Páirc Éamonn Uí Dhéisigh | |
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| Former names | Terryland Park |
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| Location | Dyke Road Galway Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°17′05″N09°03′23″W / 53.28472°N 9.05639°W /53.28472; -9.05639 |
| Public transit | Galway railway station |
| Owner | Galway Football Association |
| Capacity | 5,000 (3,300 seated)[1] |
| Field size | 102 by 66 metres (335 ft × 217 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1935 |
| Renovated | 1993 |
| Expanded | 2007 |
| Tenants | |
| Galway United (1977– ) Galway W.F.C. (2013– ) Mervue United (2009–10) SD Galway (2012) | |
Eamonn Deacy Park, formerly known asTerryland Park, is anassociation football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in the Terryland district ofGalway. It is owned by theGalway Football Association and is the home ground of bothGalway United andGalway W.F.C. It is named afterEamonn Deacy, a former Galway United andAston Villa player andRepublic of Ireland international. In both2007 and2008, the ground was voted the best surface by theFAI. It won the same award again in2015.[2][3]
One of the earliest games played at Terryland Park was on 3 February 1935. It was a 1934–35FAI Junior Cup game betweenAthlone Town and a team referred to as the Galway Macks. Athlone Town won 8–2 and went on to win the cup. In 1950 theGalway Football Association purchased the grounds for £250 fromEamonn Deacy's grandfather.[note 1] WhenGalway Rovers made theirLeague of Ireland debut in1977–78, Terryland Park became their home ground. They played their first League of Ireland game at the venue on 28 August 1977 againstSt Patrick's Athletic.[4][2][5][6][7]
The stadium underwent redevelopment in 1993. This saw the introduction of floodlights and saw evening matches at the ground. In 2007 a €500,000Irish Government grant went towards developing a new 1,500-seater stand. The new stand was opened in July 2007 and raised the seating capacity to 3,300 and the overall capacity to 5,000. Development of the interior of the Main Stand continued as new dressing rooms, medical rooms, showers, officials' dressing rooms, media facilities and other amenities were all upgraded and installed.[2][5][6][7]
Although perhaps best known as the home ofGalway United, the stadium also serves as the headquarters of both theGalway Football Association andGalway & District League. It regularly hosts an average of one hundred games per year.[3] It has also served as a home for bothMervue United andSalthill Devon. During the2009 and2010 seasons when they were playing in theLeague of Ireland First Division, Mervue played at Terryland Park as their regular ground, Fahy's Field, did not meetLeague of Ireland standards.[8][9] Following the withdrawal of Galway United from the League of Ireland after the2011 season, Salthill Devon re-branded themselves as SD Galway for the2012 season. They adopted the maroon and white worn by Galway United and switched their home matches fromDrom Soccer Park to Terryland Park.[10] In June 2013 theFAI announcedGalway W.F.C. as anexpansion team for the upcoming2013–14 Women's National League season and they also began to play at the now renamed Eamonn Deacy Park.[11] In addition the stadium has also hosted variousRepublic of Ireland under-17,under-19 andunder-21 internationals.
Eamonn Deacy Park has hosted finals of theLeague of Ireland First Division Shield, theFAI Intermediate Cup, theConnacht Junior Cup, theMichael Byrne Cup and theCollingwood Cup. The stadium has also hosted twoLeague of Ireland Cup finals. In 1996–97, it hosted the first leg of the final asGalway United defeatedCork City 3–1, en route to a 4–2 aggregate win overall. More recently it hosted the2015 final between Galway United andSt Patrick's Athletic. This time Galway United would lose out on penalties.[2]
In 2012, following the death ofEamonn Deacy, theGalway Football Association renamed Terryland Park in his honour. The renaming ceremony took place in August 2012 and featured a testimonial match betweenGalway United andAston Villa legends teams. The stadium was formally renamed byMichael Ring, theMinister of State for Tourism and Sport. Other special guests included three formerRepublic of Ireland internationals –Packie Bonner,Paul McGrath andGareth Farrelly.[12][2][5][6][7]
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