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29-623: Oriel Park is a UEFA Category 2 football stadium located on the Carrickmacross Road in Dundalk , Ireland . The stadium is the home ground of Dundalk Football Club and is owned and operated by the club on land that has been leased from the Casey Family Trust since 1936. The ground has a capacity of 3,100 for European matches (i.e. 3,100 seats) and 4,500 for domestic games (i.e. with the remainder standing). Oriel Park's attendance record

58-441: A Borough District. Councillors have regular monthly meetings both as a whole council and within their municipal district. Each municipal district elects its own chair, titled a Cathaoirleach . The following were elected at the 2024 Louth County Council election . This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 7 June 2024. Each council has a chief executive, previously known as city or county manager, who

87-462: A borough district on the equivalent standing as her sister town of Drogheda on the legislation drawn up by then Minister for Local Government John Paul Phelan . Despite requests this was not taken up. The table below sets out the population of the county broken down by Local Electoral Area, total 2022 population of 139,703. The table below sets out the electorate population of the county broken down by Local Electoral Area. The table below sets out

116-410: A five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) from multi-member local electoral areas (LEAs). County Louth is divided into borough and municipal districts and LEAs, defined by electoral divisions . The municipal district which contains the administrative area of the former borough of Drogheda is referred to as

145-482: Is an estimated 18,000, set in 1982 for Dundalk's European Cup Winners' Cup second round tie against Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Oriel Park is primarily used for Dundalk F.C. home matches and training and its facilities are also available for booking. The ground's public bar, 'The Lilywhite Lounge', is available for social events, as is the members' bar—the Enda McGuill Suite. Oriel Park has an all-weather pitch,

174-602: Is located 1.5 km from the ground. Bus route 166 from Dundalk bus terminus to Carrickmacross stops at the railway station. By road, Oriel Park is reached from the south via Exit 16 off the M1 and the Ardee Road (R171); and from the north via Exit 17 off the M1 and the Castleblaney Road (N53). There is no exit from the motorway onto the Carrickmacross Road (R178). Paid car parking is available at

203-474: Is the local authority of County Louth , Ireland . As a county council , it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001 . The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation , urban planning and development, amenity and culture , and environment . The council has 29 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote . The head of

232-579: Is the manager of the local authority. Each Chief Executive has a Management Team made up of appointed Directors of Service who head specified Directorates. Under a provision of the Local Government Act the elected members must vote confidence in a new chief executive and also have the power to remove one from office. The Cathaoirleach chairs each monthly meeting as well as meetings of the Corporate Policy Group (CPG) some weeks in advance of

261-606: The Celtic god Lú . According to one interpretation of The Táin, Lú's son is the warrior Cú Chulainn , who it is claimed was born in near Dundalk, hence the fates of Dundalk and Louth are always linked together. Louth County Council has two representatives on the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly who are part of the Eastern Strategic Planning Area Committee . Members of Louth County Council are elected for

290-524: The League of Ireland in 1932. With Casey's assistance, Dundalk F.C. moved to Casey's Field on a long-term lease, where the club has remained to date. The club named their new ground 'Oriel Park' after the medieval Irish kingdom of Airgíalla . Almost 10 years to the day after Dundalk had played their first League of Ireland match away to Fordsons , the same club (as Cork F.C. ) were the first visitors to Oriel Park, with Dundalk winning 2–1. In 2022, following

319-400: The Casey Family Trust, as the situation was in breach of the terms of the lease, lasted for over three years. It was eventually resolved in early 2017 and the club regained control of the ground lease. (the following is in addition to notable Dundalk F.C. competitive matches) UEFA stadium categories A stadium must be rated as category four in order to host games in the playoffs of

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348-462: The European tie against Celtic F.C. in 1979, and again in advance of the European tie against Tottenham Hotspur in 1981—so that the stated capacity of the ground reached approximately 22,000. This was all standing capacity with the exception of approximately 1,100 seats in the main stand. Since then, the capacity has been reduced over time due to the installation of additional seating, the construction of

377-826: The UEFA Euro finals and 30,000 for the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Nations League finals, since these regulations were introduced in 2006. After the 2007 Champions League final , UEFA President Michel Platini stated that he wanted European Cup finals to be held at stadiums with an average capacity of 70,000 to solve security issues. The hosts for the finals between 2008 and 2023 ( Luzhniki Stadium , Stadio Olimpico , Santiago Bernabéu , Wembley Stadium , Allianz Arena , Olympiastadion , San Siro , Millennium Stadium , Olimpiyskiy Stadium , Stade de France , Atatürk Stadium ) all had capacities of at least 70,000 seats—with

406-620: The UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations. If a retractable roof is present, its use will be directed by consultation between the UEFA delegate and the main assigned referee. Although the minimum stadium capacity for category four is 8,000, it is required to host the UEFA Europa Conference League final, and only one stadium with a capacity less than 60,000 has been selected to host a UEFA Champions League and

435-665: The agenda being agreed. Members of the CPG Team include the elected chairpersons of each Strategic Policy Committee (SPC), the Directors of Service and the Meetings Administrator. There are five SPC chairpersons in Louth County Council and Directors of Service serve on each with an agreed workplan. There is also an Audit Committee on which two members are elected to serve together with three appointed members, one of whom will be

464-496: The club's new owners from carrying out any more than basic maintenance at the ground and also meant that the YDC remained unused. Matthews sought €250,000 from the club for the lease and the YDC, threatening to demolish the latter for scrap if there was no agreement. In addition, some €430,000 in development levies remained owed to Louth County Council , which the new owners stated they should not be liable for. The dispute, which also involved

493-563: The council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The current Cathaoirleach is Kevin Callan. The county administration is headed by a chief executive , David Conway. The county town is Dundalk . Originally meetings of Louth County Council took place in Dundalk Courthouse . A home for the county officials was subsequently established at County Buildings in Crowe Street and both

522-507: The county council and its officials moved to County Hall in 2000. Up until then administration services in Dundalk were separated into two different buildings, the former Louth Infirmary at The Crescent and in Crowe Street. This rationalisation streamlined services in one building. Both the crests of Dundalk and County Louth reference the legend of Táin Bó Cúailnge . Louth traces its name from

551-462: The current pitch having been laid in 2017. There are two covered stands in the ground, one on either side of the pitch. The main stand on the Carrick Road side of the ground contains the dressing rooms, the club bars, offices, and club shop. The 'Shed', on the opposite side, houses the ground's commentary box and principle camera position. The Shed fronts the club's Youth Development Centre (YDC), which

580-494: The death of Des Casey (the club's Honorary President), the club renamed the ground 'Casey's Field' in his honour until the end of that season . Oriel Park started as little more than a field with a slope. The ground was levelled and workmen from the Great Northern Railway works in the town supplied fencing and rudimentary terracing made from sleepers. Offices and changing rooms were repurposed railway carriages. But over

609-608: The elected members or be scrutinised by the Audit Committee despite having a considerable financial budget. Every year, the local authority elects a chair called the Cathaoirleach (chairperson) for a term of one year and a deputy chair called the Leas-Cathaoirleach from among its members. The members elected for each municipal district elect a Cathaoirleach and a Leas-Chathaoirleach for their grouping. The Cathaoirleach chairs

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638-666: The exceptions of 2014 and 2019 finals ( Estádio da Luz and Metropolitano Stadium ) held with capacities of 65,000 seats. Two finals were played during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021 in stadiums reaching 50,000 seats ( Estádio da Luz and Estádio do Dragão ) with none or reduced attendances. 350 E v (lux) vertical illuminance uniformity ratios U1h >0.35 and U2h >0.45 750 E v (lux) vertical illuminance uniformity ratios U1h >0.4 and U2h >0.45 1000 E v (lux) vertical illuminance uniformity ratios U1h >0.4 and U2h >0.5 Louth County Council Louth County Council ( Irish : Comhairle Contae Lú )

667-459: The ground's Youth Development Centre, and modern safety requirements, to give the current figures. The ground's capacity can be increased to approximately 5,000 for domestic matches using temporary seating, as was the case for the 2014 League decider. Oriel Park is serviced by Dundalk-Clarke railway station on the Belfast-Dublin line, which is 500 metres from the ground. Dundalk bus terminus

696-482: The independent chairperson. The Audit Committee must always remain independent from the council though publishes minutes and an agreed workplan. The LCDC, made up of four elected members, the Chief Executive of the day, several Directors of Service, several staff members and appointed members from various sectoral interests is similar to a SPC in nature, in actual statute, but does not publish or agree its workplan with

725-470: The meetings of the local authority or municipal district. Mayor and Deputy Mayor are titles used in municipal districts which were formerly borough councils. Based on population the Dundalk Municipal District is the largest in the state, comprising 13 elected members, but is not designated as a borough district. Following the 2014 legislation it was an option for Dundalk to be also recognised as

754-595: The qualifying stage for the UEFA Champions League , or any game in the main competition. Category four is also required to host any game in the main competition of the UEFA Europa League , UEFA Europa Conference League , UEFA Nations League or the UEFA European Championship final tournament. UEFA does not publish lists of stadiums fulfilling the criteria for any of the categories defined in

783-595: The railway station. Limited on-street parking is also available within walking distance. In 1919, land owned by the Casey family, known as 'Casey’s Field', was made available for junior football matches in the new Dundalk & District League by the League's founder, P.J. Casey. Casey, at the time the Secretary of local junior club Dundalk Town, subsequently joined the management committee of Dundalk G.N.R. , before becoming Treasurer of

812-527: The years the club endeavoured to improve what was theirs, often at considerable financial risk: In 2014, a legal dispute arose between the new owners of Dundalk and the previous owner, Gerry Matthews, over the lease of the ground. After the transfer of the club to the new company Dundalk Town FC Limited in 2012, Matthews' company held onto the ground lease and retained ownership of the Youth Development Centre (YDC), built in 2010. This prevented

841-400: Was built in 2010. There is uncovered seated terracing on either side of the main stand and standing room behind the eastern goal (the 'Town End'). There is an access road to the YDC behind the western goal (the 'Carrick End'). Following the major redevelopment carried out in 1966–67, the capacity of the ground was approximately 12,000. This was increased twice with extra terracing—in advance of

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