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Longford first started playing at Longford Park in 1937. but was later renamed Pearse Park after Patrick Pearse who had been executed during the Easter Rising.

History
In 2006, a new West Stand was built. However ten years later, it was discovered to be suffering from subsidence and would have to be demolished and rebuilt. The West Stand was closed from 2015 to 2018. The East Stand also suffered subsidence with a €2 million cost to fix it. As a result, Longford considered plans to leave Pearse Park after GAA officials removed their home advantage for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on health and safety grounds.

In 2017, Longford made plans to redevelop Pearse Park. However there was a planning objection by local resident and former Longford GAA goalkeeper Liam Madden. Madden stated he would drop his opposition if Longford met his demands. He requested that he be made county captain of Longford and be able to lead the team out to the theme of the television series Bonanza. He also requested that Longford change their county colours to red and black to match Longford Town F.C.'s and that the Gaelic Athletic Association give him an Irish language apology for banning him from GAA as a result of him watching an association football match in 1969 under Rule 27 (which was abolished in 1971). Longford County Council approved the €2.5 million redevelopment, with Madden originally planning to appeal to An Bord Pleanála but dropped his appeal after recieving a hand written apology in Irish from the GAA and €100 in compensation. The development was completed in 2018 and the first match held was a Leinster Senior Football Championship game against Meath.