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Portadown FC unveil plans for major upgrade of Shamrock Park

Portadown Football Club have unveiled plans for a major redevelopment of Shamrock Park.

The Irish Premiership club have released information on the upgrade of their home ground which it hopes will "make the football club and stadium the heart of the local community".

The proposals include replacing the old main home stand which is not currently in use with a 1,046-seater stand increasing the spectator seating at Shamrock Park to 3,814.

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The club also hopes to replace the existing training pitch at the Manor end of the ground with a state of the art training facility contained within a dome structure, and relocate the grass pitch towards the current away stand, upgrading the playing surface to 3G.

Plans also include a business/incubation and community space within the new spectator stand.

Full details of the proposed project including dates and times for a neighbouring residents' event and a public consultation are available at www.portadownfc.co.uk/shamrock-park-development

Some of the plans (Portadown FC)

Shamrock Park is currently classed as an all seater stadium and has held under age international games including Northern Ireland U21 & U23 fixtures along with women's international games.

The stadium currently has two seated stands totalling 2,770 seats, a grass training pitch is situated at the Manor End of the ground with the far side of the stadium housing an older seated stand which is no longer in use.

The current away stand situated at the Chalet end of the stadium was erected in 2004 while the current home stand was opened in 2008.

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