O’Neill’s in major renaming deal for Tyrone GAA stadium

TYRONE’S top GAA stadium is to be renamed O’Neills Healy Park in a major deal with the Strabane-based sportswear company – believed to be worth in the region of £250,000 over the next five years.

Officials from the club joined with Tyrone’s All-Ireland winning captain, Peter Canavan, in announcing the move last week.

The ground will now be officially known as ‘O’Neills Healy Park’.

St Enda’s chairman, Conor Sally, said the decision to re-name the historic ground was taken in agreement with club members and the Healy family.

Tyrone’s All-Ireland winning captain in 2003, Peter Canavan hopes that Healy Park will continue to develop as a ‘fortress’ for the county’s teams at all levels.

He said, “This is a new departure and the ground will now be known as O’Neills Healy Park.

“When you talk to anyone across Ireland and even further afield, they know Healy Park as the home of Tyrone football and the brand of O’Neills is very much also associated with the county.

“The two link up very well.

“Hopefully O’Neills Healy Park will now become a fortress and teams from around the county will dread coming here.”

Kieran Kennedy, managing director of O’Neills International Sportswear, said the deal was an appropriate one for a firm and venue so closely associated with Tyrone.

“We have a long association with St Enda’s and Tyrone and are delighted that this link has now been taken onto a new level.

“The match between Healy Park and O’Neills is a good one,” Mr Kennedy continued.