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5 unusual facts about Croke Park


All-seater stadium

Either temporary seats have to be installed (as is the case with Croke Park, home to the Republic of Ireland national team during the Lansdowne Road redevelopment), or the standing areas must be converted to seating (as is the case with several of the larger stadiums in Germany, many of which were used in an all-seater configuration for the 2006 FIFA World Cup).

Craig Bradley

Bradley's 500th game was the first international rules test against Ireland at Croke Park in 2002.

Croke

Croke Park, Gaelic Athletic Association Stadium in Dublin, Ireland

Jaded Sun

In 2006 they were on several festivals including the Glasgowbury Festival and as support for Bon Jovi and Nickelback in the Irish Croke Park (Jaded Sun are the third Irish Band to ever play in Ireland’s largest premier music stadium).

Scott Couper

On July 27, 1997, Couper was included on the Chicago Bears roster for one of the "American Bowl" preseason matches against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Croke Park, Dublin.


1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Cavan were aiming for three consecutive All-Ireland football titles, having beaten Kerry at America's Polo Grounds in 1947 and beaten Mayo at Croke Park in 1948.

1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The championship ran from May to September of that year, culminating with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin on 6 September.

1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The championship ran from May to September of that year, culminating with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin on 4 September.

2008 FÁS expenditure controversy

Questions have also been raised about Molloy's decision to move a jobs fair from the smaller RDS venue to the larger Croke Park stadium in Dublin.

2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The 2014 All-Ireland Football Final, the 127th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, is scheduled to be played at Croke Park in Dublin on 21 September 2014.

GAA 125

Events were launched at Croke Park, Dublin, with the opening match of the National Football League 2009 between Dublin and Tyrone on 31 January 2009.

Hurling Team of the Millennium

The team, announced by GAA President Seán McCague on 24 July 2000 at a special function in Croke Park, was selected by a special committee, comprising five past GAA presidents - Joe McDonagh, Con Murphy, Paddy Buggy, Pat Fanning and Séamus Ó Riain - as well as GAA director-general Liam Mulvihill and four Gaelic games journalists: Paddy Downey, Mick Dunne, Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin and Jim O'Sullivan.

Joe Barrett

In 2007 he was enraged when it was announced that God Save the Queen would be played at Croke Park due to Ireland's rugby international with England.

MCD Productions

The company has hosted U2 before 246,000 over 3 shows in Croke Park, 135,000 for Robbie Williams 2003 and 107,000 for Red Hot Chili Peppers 2004 in the Phoenix Park, to bringing together David Bowie, Placebo and Talvin Singh for an event in Dublin.


see also

Corry

Eoghan Corry (b. 1961) Irish columnist, travel writer, author of sports history, and founding story-editor of the Gaelic Athletic Association Museum at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland.