Healy Park

Healy Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is one of the largest stadiums in Northern Ireland with a ticketed capacity of approximately 18,500. It is the home of Omagh St. Enda's and the Tyrone Gaelic football teams. It is located on the Gortin Road and is approximately a 10-minute walk from the town centre. The Hogan Stand magazine said the stadium "is now recognised as one of the premier GAA venues in the country."HistoryIn early 1962, Omagh St. Enda's club purchased 13acre of land at Lisnelly located near the Gortin Road. By 1968 the club had raised enough money to start construction of the new stadium. The park was eventually opened on 17 September 1972, by former GAA president Alf Murray and on 19 October 1980, the new park was dedicated to Micheal Healy. The two years between 1980 and 1982 saw the fruitation of the new clubrooms and social centre at Healy Park, which added further to the infrastructure of Healy Park. 1994 saw the terracing added to three sides of the pitch.RedevelopmentWork began in September 2001 to build a new all-seated covered stand with a capacity of 5,000. The stand was opened in 2004.In April 2006, Healy Park became the first Gaelic football stadium in Ulster to have floodlighting installed.