Emerald GAA Grounds
| Location | West End Road, South Ruislip, London HA4 6QX, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°33′01″N 0°23′54″W / 51.5501847°N 0.3983778°WCoordinates: 51°33′01″N 0°23′54″W / 51.5501847°N 0.3983778°W |
| Public transit | South Ruislip station |
| Owner | London GAA |
| Operator | London GAA |
| Capacity | 1,950 |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2017 |
McGovern Park (formerly known as Emerald GAA Grounds) is the current headquarters, and principal Gaelic games facility, of the Gaelic Athletic Association's County Board of London. It is situated in South Ruislip, west London.
The stadium is the current venue for the finals of the Toureen Mangan Junior Football Championship, the Intermediate Football Championship, the J. Reddington Senior Football Championship, the London Senior Hurling Championship, and the Nicky Rackard Cup (Level 2A), as well as British inter-provincial titles among Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Scotland, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire.
In 1999, the original grounds did not have any scoreboard, and dugouts were situated off the opposite ends of the pitch. The pitch itself was sponsored by Bank of Ireland, and featured their crest. Since then, A modern electronic scoreboard has been added, and dugouts have been refurnished. The ground bar has full sports coverage, including Setanta for Live GAA. In 2016, the stadium was closed while a new stand was built, at a cost of £4.17m. On May 28th, 2017, the stadium was reopened, with the name changed from Emerald GAA Grounds to McGovern Park. It is named after local businessman Tony McGovern, who helped fund the redevelopment.
The Pitch is the home ground of the London hurling team, hosting the Christy Ring Cup, and the NHL. The grounds is also the home of the London Football Team, and their Allianz NFL matches are held there. As well as the male teams, the female football team play in the Brendan Martin Cup, The Ladies senior football cup competition, and the O'Duffy Cup.
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