, near Bickenhill,

Solihull Solihull ( ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Arden, Warwickshire, Forest of Arden ar ...

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, is the principal

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sports facility in the West Midlands. It is administered by the Warwickshire GAA. is located east of Birmingham near Birmingham International Airport. It is currently the home grounds of Britain GAA.

Facilities

consists of three full-size

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pitches with eight changing rooms, bar area and car-parking. The address is: Pairc Na hÉireann, Catherine de Barnes Lane, Solihull, B92 0DB.

Use

has hosted numerous Warwickshire

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and

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

matches as well as the provincial knockout championships and the British University Gaelic football Championships. Most recently, with the entry of Warwickshire's hurling team into the Lory Meagher Cup and the Leinster Junior Shield, it also regularly hosts

teams from Ireland. The future of the ground was in question due to plans to drive a motorway through its middle.

References

External links

Warwickshire G.A.A. Old link

Warwickshire G.A.A.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pairc Na Heireann Gaelic games grounds in England Solihull Sports venues in the West Midlands (county) British GAA