Hiney Park
A site opposite Oriel Park has gone on the market with a reserve of €20,000.
Hiney Park, which fronts onto the R178 Carrickmacross Road, is for sale with Dublin-based auctioneers GW2 and will go under the hammer at an auction in Leopardstown Racecourse on February 24th.
It is c.1.67 hectares of irregular shaped land, zoned as recreational.
Over the years it had been used by Dundalk FC’s underage and ladies sides for training and matches while it was also a popular running route, known locally as ‘The Furry Glen’.
Oriel Park is owned by the Casey family from the Carrick Road while land adjacent to this is owned by Dundalk Grammar School.
It is believed that former Dundalk FC owner Gerry Matthews bought Hiney Park in 2005 for a sum in the region of €1 million. The club had sold the ground to help them through a difficult financial period, with the local businessman later becoming a board member.
Mr Matthews would go on to build the Youth Development Centre, now Oriel Active, on part of the land but it is understood this portion of the land is not affected by the sale.
The club bought it in 1994/95 for a sum of £44,000 punts from Dundalk Urban Council and named it after then chairman the late Eamon Hiney, whose foresight in overseeing the acquisition of the 3.14 acres of land offered a club the lifeline to survive a decade ago when its sale allowed them to return to Oriel Park after a spell playing in Monaghan.
Mr Hiney died tragically in a car crash, with the 19th anniversary of his passing taking place on February 17th.
The entrance to Hiney Park, off the Carrickmacross Road
