Cedral St Conleth's Park () is a GAA stadium in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the county ground of Kildare's Gaelic football, hurling, and Ladies' Gaelic Football teams.
The park is named for Conleth (Conláed; –519), the parish's patron saint.
History Formerly the site of Newbridge Barracks, it served as the town's greyhound racing track from 1948 until 1968.
The controversy known as "Newbridge or Nowhere" surrounding a Gaelic football match played in the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship between Kildare and Mayo took place at St Conleth's Park in June 2018.
In May 2023, following a naming-rights agreement, the venue was branded as "Cedral St Conleth's Park", Formally known as Tegral, Cedral are part of the global building materials group Etex.
Ground The ground formerly had a capacity of 13,000, but following a health and safety audit in 2011, this was reduced to 8,000"Lilies Chief Disgusted at Neutral Venue for Qualifier", Irish Independent, 17 July 2012 and subsequently to 6,200."Leinster Counties Urged to Improve Grounds", Irish Examiner, 12 December 2012 In 2024 the redevelopment was completed bringing the capacity of the stadium to 15,000, including 3,000 seats in a newly constructed stand. State-of-the-art floodlights were also installed.
Greyhound racing Greyhound racing at St Conleth's Park started on 30 April 1948. After only one year the GAA governing body banned racing around all of their pitches which meant the greyhound racing was suspended. However it restarted on 21 June 1950 with racing taking place over race distances of 310, 350, 525 and 550 yards and 350 yards hurdles. The racing lasted a further eighteen years up until 1968, when it was decided that the greyhound operation would be better suited outside of the town at venue where racing could take place on a purpose built stadium. That stadium was Newbridge Greyhound Stadium which opened in 1972.
Track records Yards Greyhound Time Date310 Feale Ranger 17.65 14.06.1961 350 P For Poor 19.88 03.07.1953550 Claverstown Flower 31.89 05.10.1957 350 H Chestnut Bridge 21.08 11.10.1950350 H Jigger Lee 21.08 20.11.1950
See also List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity
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