Notes to Supporters Travelling to Newry
To the Supporters of Loughgiel may I firstly extend to you a warm welcome to Newry and Pairc Esler ahead of your visit for the All Ireland Club Semi Final on Saturday.
We hope that your journey will be a safe and pleasant one and to this end we are making some suggestions re travel, parking and hospitality.
You will be travelling on the M1 from Belfast and we suggest that you take the first exit for Newry at what is signposted as the Sheepbridge Junction. Here you will branch left, then at the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the Belfast Road- A27 Signposted Newry
Continue forward onto the Damolly Roundabout at the Mourne Country Hotel and take the 2nd exit onto the Belfast Road. Continue forward onto Belfast Road- A27 entering Newry.
As you enter Newry staying all the time to the Left you will pass the Bank Night Club there is a slip road to the left and there is car parking available on the left hand side this is called North Street Car Park and is less than One mile from the ground. We encourage patrons to use Town Centre Car Parks where possible.
Pairc Esler is located on the Warrenpoint Road in Newry. If you are seeking to park close to the Ground then Match Parking is available in the Greenbank Industrial Estate which can be found by following the road signs for Warrenpoint.
There are many fine restaurants in the Town Centre whilst the Canal Court Hotel can be found on merchants Quay, the Canal Court Hotel are offering a discount of 10% to patrons who eat in the Hotel on Saturday and quote the reference GAA2014.
At Pairc Esler on Saturday the Clubrooms of Newry Shamrocks will be open prior to the game and Soup and Stew will be available to patrons. Inside the ground there are shops serving Tea/Coffee or Soup and Sandwiches with a full range of soft drinks and confectionary on sale.
We hope your visit to Newry and Pairc Esler will be an enjoyable one, the Turnstiles will open at 1.00pm and there will be a Ticket Unit in operation from 12.15 to allow you to purchase your tickets before you reach the Turnstiles. There will be no cash taken at the turnstiles.
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Seán Óg McAteer
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