New Finn Harps Stadium

New Finn Harps Stadium
Artists impression
Location Railway Road, Stranorlar, Republic of Ireland
Public transit Bus Éireann Ballybofey
Owner Finn Harps FC
Operator Finn Harps FC
Capacity 5,700 (4,200 seated)
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 2008
Opened Estimate 2021.
Construction cost €9 million
Architect Joseph McMenamin & Sons
Tenants
Finn Harps FC

The New Finn Harps Stadium is under construction in Stranorlar, Ireland. It is intended as an association football venue to replace Finn Park as the home stadium of Finn Harps F.C.. The stadium was initially intended to have a capacity of 6,800 spectators. Planning permission was granted in June 2007[1] and ground breaking was started on 12 May 2008. Work recommenced in late 2011 with foundations in place.[2][3] The project was again delayed in October 2012 due to financial reasons, as a decline in property values mean that the new stadium is more dependent on state funding.[4] Planning permission was extended for a further five-year period.

Following Finn Harps 2017 AGM on Sunday 7th May[5], Finn Harps announced that following a stall in progress, revised plans would be launched in summer 2017, co-ordinated by former Chief Executive of North West Tourism Paul McLoone, with an expected capacity between 5,500-6,000 with a seated capacity consisting of a main stand with 1,954 seats and another seated stand opposite that seating between 2,000-2,500, combined with terraced ends totaling an extra standing capacity of 1,500.[6][7]

Construction

Drawings of main stand from original plans.
Rear of main stand with admin block as constructed before work stalled.

Initial drawings had the stadium planned as a 7,000 seater stadium, but minor changes were made to make it a 6,600 all-seat stadium. Ground was broken in 2008 but it wasn't until 2014 that significant building work was undertaken on site.

Relaunch And Funding

At the start of July 2018, Finn Harps finally received a welcome boost towards the stalled stadium development when the Department of Sport announced a €304,000 grant towards the relaunch, redraw of plans, and fees towards the restart of the stadium build in Stranorlar.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Permission granted for Harps stadium". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Work to start on Harps stadium". One Stop News Stand. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Harps to turn sod on new stadium". Eleven-a-side.
  4. ↑ Scanlon, Cronan (19 October 2012). "Lack of funding delays Harps stadium". Donegal News. North-West News Group. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.finnharps.com/fhfc/?p=4804
  6. ↑ http://www.harpstalk.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1863&pid=36043#pid36043
  7. ↑ http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/soccer/249467/paul-mcloone-to-co-ordinate-new-harps-stadium-project.html
  8. ↑ https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/0711/977933-finn-harps-welcome-funding-for-new-stadium/

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