Ballinhassig Gortnaclough,
Ballinhassig:
From Cork City: Take the main Cork to Bandon Road (N71) from Cork. After
passing under the Viaduct continue until you reach a roundabout (Halfway
Roundabout) where you turn right for Halfway. Immediately after the
roundabout you cross a bridge and come to a T junction with an old
concrete pillarbox on the corner. Turn left (following the signpost for
Crossbarry.) Drive along this road until you come to a sharp left bend.
Immediately after the bend turn right at a signpost for Barry
O'Hallrahan's Fitted Furniture. Drive up this hill for about 1 mile. You
will come to a fork in the road with a farmyard on the right. Take the
left fork. Around the next left bend the entrance for the ground is
immediately on the left.
From Bandon: Take the main Bandon to Cork road (N71) from Bandon. Coming
out of Innishannon (on the Cork side) there is a climbing / slow lane.
Where this lane ends, outside Webb's caravans, turn left. Immediately
after this turn the road forks. Take the right fork. Follow this road
until you come to a T junction where you must turn left or right. This
is Crossbarry. Turn right. Follow this road until you come to a bridge
with the walls panted black and yellow. Turn left past Barretts Bar. The
road immediately forks.Take the right fork (giving way to traffic coming
from the left). Follow this road for just over a mile until you come to
the first crossroads. On the left there will be a house with a concrete
"railing" held up by concrete pillars (painted a distinctive
Salmon colour at time of writing this in Oct 2001). Turn right here.
Follow this road approx. a half mile. After a 90 degree left bend there
are 3 houses on the right side of the road followed by the entrance.
Bandon Town Park
Entering Bandon from the main Cork-Bandon road, follow the rod into
Bandon until you come to a T-junction (at the Methodist Church). Turn
right here and cross over the bridge. Follow the road to the left off
the bridge and then take the next right. Continue on this road for
approx. a half mile and Town Park dressing rooms and car park will be on
the left.
Blarney Utd FC Riverview, Tower.
From Cork: Go through Blarney and head towards Tower. About 500yds
before you reach Tower turn left into Riverview estate (which has a bus
shelter outside it) and go to the end of the estate. Pitches on left.
Clubhouse on right
Casement Celtic Casement Park &
Ballyphehane Park
Casement Park
Coming from Patrick Street Head for Washington Street out the Western
Road. You then come to Victoria Cross stay to the right for the Straight
Road On the left handside of this road you will pass the County hall ,
Motorworld and Coca Cola then there is a rugby pitch , then a GAA pitch
and then Casement Park.
Ballyphehane Park
From Patrick Street Turn up Washington St. Take a left onto Southmain
street pass Beamish and Crawford stay to the left go our the southgate
bridge. You will come to a Y in the road stay left and go up Evergreen
Street. Again you will come to another Y in the road stay left this time
heading up the hill. You will then come onto Friars Walk head straight
out this road. you will come to a set of traffic lights at the cross
roads of Deerpark go through this and straight on about half a mile you
will come onto Ballyphehane Park. The enterance is on Tory Top Road so
turn left at the Grotto and the enterance is 50 yards on your left.
From East Cork using the link road go under the Jack Lynch tunnel head
for the Airport roundabout. Take the Kinsale Road exit heading for
Musgrave Park Rugby Ground. First you will have Woodies DIY , then CMP
Dairies go through the traffic lights (when Green of course) Musgrave
park is on your left and Turners Cross Motors on your Right. go about
200 yards and there is a AIB Bank on your left turn left here and go up
Tory Top Road. You will come to a small round about go straight on and
the enterance is about 50 yards on your right.
Cobh Ramblers
Cobh Ramblers: If coming in the main Cork-Cobh road, pass the
Cork Dockyard, the pass the Statoil garage and then take the Y left at
the Quick-Pick shop. Carry on for approx three quarters of a mile and
take the junction left. The St. Colman's Park pitch is on the right hand
side at the next crossroads.
Cobh Ramblers Schoolboys: As above but carry on straight at the
crossroads, leaving St. Colman's Park on your right. At the next
crossroads go straight through and the Ballyleary pitch is within half a
mile on your right hand side.
Cobh Town
Pass Cobh Ramblers schoolboys pitch (see Cobh Ramblers above), stay
right at the next junction and pitchis on your right. Alternate route is
after the ferry (approx 3 miles before Cobh) take a left, under the
bridge. Take the third right, after a mile or so. Road is narrow, pitch
is on your left after about 100 yards.
Cobh Wanderers
Take a left at Belvelly bridge, just after Fota, then a T junction
right, T-junction left, Y junction right then a crossroads straight
through. Just before the Esso garage (mile before Cobh) take a right (SP
Old Church graveyard).
College Corinthians Corinthians Park
1From Cork City, take the South Link to Ringaskiddy. Exit at the first
exit for the back Douglas Village. Take a right at the roundabout. Keep
on this road, past The South County Pub, through a Pedestrian
Crossing.Drive up the hill and through the lights,pass the garage at the
bottom of the hill, and drive to the very top of the next hill which is
Donnybrook Hill. At the top (last stop for no.7 bus) you will see a sign
pointing to the right for Corinthians Park which is a 1/4 mile up this
road.
2 Go to the Touchdown roundabout on the Airport road. Take a left and
head for Grange, passing The Touchdown Pub on the right. Pass Frankfield
Church, The Grange Bar and keep going until you arrive at traffic lights
where you must go either left or right. Take a right and go down the
hill, past the garage and up Donnybrook Hill as above.
3 From Cork City, go through Turners Cross heading for Douglas on The
South Douglas Road. Keep straight all the way and follow the directions
as in one above.
4 Take a left at the roundabout directly opposite the entrance to Cork
Airport if you are approaching from Cork City, (right from KInsale).
Turn right and first left which will take you past Cork Harlequins
Hockey Club.Keep on this narrow road for about two miles where you will
find Corinthians Park on the left.
5 From East Cork, go through the tunnel and keep driving until you come
to The Touchdown Roundabout. Take a left and head for Grange, passing
The Touchdown Pub on the right. Pass Frankfield Church, The Grange Bar
and keep going until you arrive at traffic lights where you must go
either left or right. Take a right and go down the hill, past the garage
and up Donnybrook Hill as above where you will see a sign for
Corinthians Park.
6 From West Cork, approach the City on the new Link road. Pass Dunnes
Stores BishopsCourt until you come to The Toucdown roundabout .Take the
fourh turn at The Touchdown roundabout and follow instructions as in
no.2 above.
Crosshaven Athletic Camden
The directions for Crosshaven Athletic and Crosshaven F.C football
ground are:On entering Crosshaven village there are 2 very big car parks
,on opposite sides of the road.Once these are visualised take the 2nd
left turn at "Cronins Pub" and follow the road all the way to
the end where a steep right turn will lead you to crosshaven G.A.A car
park which is currently being used by Crosshaven A.F.C.From here the
soccer pitch is easy to spot.
Everton Everton Park
From Cork City - Drive out the Kinsale Road until you get to the
roundabout at the Airport gates. From this roundabout turn back towards
Cork City. immediately after the round about take the side road to the
left. Take the next left and follow the road (very narrow) for about
half a mile and you will find Everton park on your left, next to
Redmonds GAA ground
Greenmount ESB Sportsco
The ESB Sportsco is located in Curraheen, Bishopstown. From the Model
Farm Rd turn left at the county council offices. Keep going straight
until you get to a T in the road. Turn right. Go past Centra and keep
going straight, down the hill past Red FM & The Farm. Go over the
bridge and past the Greyhound Stadium and the F.A.I. Grounds and the
grounds are next on your right.
From the Wilton roundabout take the road to Bishopstown. Go past
Xtravision. When you get to a fork in the road, take the road between
the Bishopstown bar and the TSB. Keep going straight, past Centra and
follow directions as above.
Greenwood Togher Comm. Field /
Clashduv Rd.
Kinsale Fort Hill
Take the airport road from cork , turn left at crossroads before you
come into kinsale (signposted to charlesfort) , take your second right
,again signposted to charlesfort the pitch is on your left , basicly
find charlesfort (which is very well signposted) and you find the pitch
Knocknaheeney Celtic Kilmore Road
From the Statue on Patrick Street turn left at the lights head towards
the Opera House turn right over the Christy Ring Bridge. Turn left at
the lights and go right up the hill on John Street heading towards the
Shandon Court Hotel after the Shandon Court Hotel there is another set
of lights with a Y in the road stay to the left. You then come to the
North Cathedral go straight up Cathedral Road for about 1 mile.You then
come to the Garda station / credit union you can only go right or left
at the traffic island , stay to the right , pass the Orthopaedic
Hospital and about 200 yards on take your first left and then your first
right. Nufarm's Pitch is on the right hand side. Pass on Nufarm's pitch
go to the top of Knocknaheeny Avenue you come to a T Junction , turn
left you will come to the reservoir on the right hand side of the
road.Across the road from this is Foleys shop you turn left at Foleys
shop down the hill there is two turnings off to your right take the
furthest one and go through the terrace here you will then come to the
end of this terrace turn right again and the pitch is in front of you.
Lakewood Athletic Ovens
From Cork, go through Ballincollig heading for Macroom/Killarney on the
main road, passing Quish's Supervalu and a Maxol garage. Keep going
straight on the main road for about 2 miles. The grounds are on the
right opposite EMC and a few hundred yards after a Gala shop on your
right.
Lee Rangers Crossbarry
From Cork City: Take the main Cork to Bandon Road (N71) from Cork. After
passing under the Viaduct continue until you reach a roundabout (Halfway
Roundabout) where you turn right for Halfway. Immediately after the
roundabout you cross a bridge and come to a T junction with an old
concrete pillarbox on the corner. Turn left (following the signpost for
Crossbarry.) Proceed until you come to a petrol station. This is
Crossbarry. You will find the pitch through the agricultural entrance
across the road from the only pub, the Crossbarry Inn. Ballinhassig have
a referee's dressing room inside the last container on the right (the
home dressing room).
From Bandon: Take the main Bandon to Cork road (N71) from Bandon. Coming
out of Innishannon (on the Cork side) there is a climbing / slow lane.
Where this lane ends, outside Webb's caravans, turn left. Immediately
after this turn the road forks. Take the right fork. Follow this road
until you come to a T junction where you must turn left or right. This
is Crossbarry. You will find the pitch through the agricultural entrance
across the road from the only pub, the Crossbarry Inn. Ballinhassig have
a referee's dressing room inside the last container on the right (the
home dressing room).
Leeside Ridge Park
Macroom F.C. Murray's Field & Town Park
Murray's Field: Before you get to the centre of the town turn right just
after the Ford garage. Then turn left. Continue past the houses, do not
go towards the car park. Take a left before another entrance to the car
park. The gates are facing you at the end of the road - 50yds.
Town Park: Go through the town centre. Go down the hill passing the TSB
on your right and the castle on your left. Go over the bridge. The
entrance to the Town Park is opposite the Garda Station and pub just
after you go over the bridge. The town park is on your left when you go
over the bridge.
Mallow Celtic St Josephs Rd
From Cork City , when you come to the roundabout at the end of the main
Cork Mallow road , turn right and go straight through Mallow town. You
will come to the new pub the Gallery turn left here and go straight up
the hill for about a mile. You will come to a cemetery and the pitch is
across the road from this.
Mayfield Utd Mayfield Utd Park.
From Northside of City: On the North ring road carry on until you pass
Mayfield Shipping Centre and Our Lady Crowned Church.Take the first left
after the church opposite the Credit Union and carry on up to the top of
the hill.At the top of the hill go throught the brown gates on your
lefthand side and follow along the dirt road to the carpark and dressing
rooms.
From Southside of City; Go up Silversprings hill and take your 3rd
right,opposite the Credit Union,and carry on up to the top of the
hill.At the top of the hill go throught the brown gates on your lefthand
side and follow along the dirt road to the carpark and dressing rooms
Maymount Celtic Killowen & Blarney Park
Killowen go into Blarney Village past the Blarney Park Hotel there is a
road off to the right for Killowen the pitches here are about 3 miles
out on the left hand side.
Blarney , coming from Apple computers Hollyhill turn right at Clogheen
Church take the road into Blarney. For about 4 miles you will come to
the new walk in Blarney and the pitch is here on your left hand side
Millstreet Town Park
Coming from the south side of cork city, you take the killarney road,
through ballincollig, as far as macroom. go through macroom, and as soon
as you leave the town you will see a sign for millstreet to the right.
take this turn and this will take you into millstreet. turn left in
millstreet, following the killarney sign, until you come to the church
on the left. opposite the church you will see the car park for the town
park. travel time - approx 1 hour.
Coming from the northside of the city, take the main mallow road. turn
left at the roundabout in mallow following the killarney sign. after
approx 10 miles you will see the sign for millstreet on the left,
opposite the sandpit pub. take this turn into millstreet (approx 5
miles). go through millstreet until you see the church on the left.
opposite the church you will see the car park for the town park. travel
time - approx 1 hour.
Park United Brigown
On driving into Mitchelstown, from Cork you will pass two petrol
stations on your left. The second of these is a Shell station. Across
the road from this Shell station turn right. Now you drive over a small
hill and as you come down the other side there is a graveyard on your
right. Turn right immediately after the graveyard. Drive on for 200
yards and you can't miss the Park United grounds on your right.
Passage Rockenham Park
Pitch is on your left before you get to the town coming from Douglas.
Rathcoole Rovers Cooney Park
On the Mallow - Killarney road take the first turn off (left) for
millstreet. (The Sandpit House Pub is on the junction). Follow the road
for 300m and take the left turn towards Rathcoole Village at O'Sullivans
garage. Keep going straight for 1.5 miles and turn right just before the
railway track. The pitch is on a further 200m on the right.
Shandon Celtic Killeady See Tower Street below
Tower Street Athletic Killeady
From Cork City: Take the main Cork to Bandon Road (N71) from Cork. After
passing under the Viaduct continue until you reach a roundabout (Halfway
Roundabout) where you turn right for Halfway. Immediately after the
roundabout you cross a bridge and come to a T junction with an old
concrete pillarbox on the corner. Turn left (following the signpost for
Crossbarry.) Just before you get into Killeady you will come to a 90
degree right bend over a bridge. Some of the stone wall is painted with
yellow and black stripes. Just after this there is a right hand turn
with Barrett's Bar on the corner. Directly opposite this there is an
entrance to a gravel car park. On the back right corner of the car park
there is a gate to the dressing rooms and pitches.
From Bandon: Take the main Bandon to Cork road (N71) from Bandon. Coming
out of Innishannon (on the Cork side) there is a climbing / slow lane.
Where this lane ends, outside Webb's caravans, turn left. Immediately
after this turn the road forks. Take the right fork. Follow this road
until you come to a T junction. Turn right and continue until you come
to a narrow bridge with stone walls painted yellow and black.
Immediately after this turn right into a gravel car park. On the back
right corner of the car park there is a gate to the dressing rooms and
pitches.
Nufarm Athletic Nufarm Park
From the Statue on Patrick Street turn left at the lights head towards
the Opera House turn right over the Christy Ring Bridge. Turn left at
the lights and go right up the hill on John Street heading towards the
Shandon Court Hotel after the Shandon Court Hotel there is another set
of lights with a Y in the road stay to the left. You then come to the
North Cathedral go straight up Cathedral Road for about 1 mile.You then
come to the Garda station / credit union you can only go right or left
at the traffic island , stay to the right , pass the Orthopaedic
Hospital and about 200 yards on take your first left and then your first
right. Nufarm's Pitch is on the right hand side.
Richmond FC Waterfall
Leave town heading for the University Hospital.Come to the Bishopstown
bar keep left and take the road right for Waterfall. when you come to O
Sheas pub in Waterfall turn right and go under the bridge. About 2 miles
out the road you will come to a Y in the road stay left the pitch is
about a mile out the road on the right hand side.
Ringmahon Rangers Rangers Park
Coming from Regional Hospital Wilton , go down Sarsfield Road onto the
link road. Go through the Airport roundabout head for Douglas ignore the
2 exits for Douglas head towards the Lee Tunnel before you come to the
tunnel there is a turn off for Mahon. You go past the factorys ,( Sifco
, Macom ) come to a T Junction turn right go to the end of this road
about 500 yards and turn left pitch is on the right.
Riverstown AFC Pigeon Hill
Go into Glanmire Village and go to the new Teddy Mc Carthys pub turn
right here and go up as far as the garage on your left hand side. There
is a roundabout here and you turn left here. Go under the bridge here
and then take the turning off to the left by O Connells transport you
will be then heading for Knockraha. It is about 5 miles out. On this
road about 4 miles out you will come to a Y in the road left is for
Knochraha which is sign Posted and right is for Pigeon Hill go right
here and on your left going up the hill you will have electricity pylons
the pitch is beyond these on the right hand side.
Rockmount AFC Rockmount Park, Whitechurch
From McDonald's on the Commons Road. As you come to Mc Donald's on the
Commons Road turn up right go to the top of this hill and turn left onto
the old Mallow Road follow this road for 1.5 miles over the bridge and
you will then come for the turning for Whitechurch on the right take
this road straight out for around 4 miles you will then come to a garage
on your left as you past this take a right heading for the church the
pitch is about 100 yards past the church.
Springfield AFC Pat O'Brien Park
Springfield: Pass Cobh Ramblers schoolboys pitch(see Cobh Ramblers
above), stay right at the next junction and Pat O Brien Park is on your
left. Alternate route is after the ferry (approx 3 miles before Cobh)
take a left, under the bridge. Take the third right, after a mile or so.
Road is narrow, pitch is on your right after about 100 yards.
Strand United Ballyanly
JUNIOR TEAM ONLY
From Leemount Cross, take the road to Kanturk. Keep going straight for a
mile or two until you get to Blairs Inn. Turn left at Blairs and carry
on up that road for 1/2 a mile or thereabouts. The pitch is on the right
in Inniscarra GAA grounds.
Temple United Temple Park
Temple Park is situated on the northside of the city. Make your way to
the Eircom Telephone Exchange (the big tower) via Fair Hill, turn left
when you are in front of the building, take your next right, your next
sharp right,(at Harringtons Cake Factory) through the security gate and
follow the road till it ends.
Tramore Athletic Tramore Park
From the Kinsale Road roundabout, take the Douglas exit. Travel along
that road until you get to the first exit on your left, take it. At the
end of this road take the first left into a housing estate. Grounds are
straight in front of you.
UCC AFC The Farm
Located at the end of the Curraheen Road, Bishopstown. From Model Farm
Rd, turn left down Melbourne Rd, past the IDA on your right and
Bishopstown Community School on your left. Carry on straight to the
lights at the very end of the road and turn right. Go straight all the
way passing Centra on your right and a Church on your left. Keep going
down the hill and the grounds are on your right before you get to the
bridge.
Waterloo Grenagh
JUNIOR TEAM ONLY
The pitch is in Grenagh Village in the Community Centre.Directions are
as follows - drive out the main mallow road from cork for about eight
miles untill you come to Rathduff,then you turn up to your left across
from Stags head pub. Keep driving up for a mile and a half till you come
to grenagh,turn right at tee junction and the pitch is 100 yards on the
left.
Wembley AFC Smurfit Park
Take the first slip road off the South Link(on the left after the
Kinsale Rd roundabout)You will come to a roundabout and take the third
exit which brings you into an Ind Estate the pitch is at the bottom of
the estate on the left.
Wilton Utd FC Farranlea Rd & F.A.I. Grounds,
Bishopstown.
Farranlea Rd: From Dennehys Cross, head towards Victoria Cross turn left
after 100yds (opposite the showroom and just before the turning right.)
The pitch is on the left after 50yds.
F.A.I. Grounds: From Model Farm Rd, turn left down Melbourne Rd, past
the IDA on your right and Bishopstown Community School on your left.
Carry on straight to the lights at the very end of the road and turn
right. Go straight all the way passing Cetra on your right and a Church
on your left. Keep going down the hill, go over ther bridge and the
grounds are on your right down the same turning as the Greyhound
Stadium.
Youghal United Ardrath Park