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	Croke Park Stadium Dublin Ireland . Welcome to Croke Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On November 20, 1920 Croke Park was the scene of a massacre by the Auxiliary Division.
		Croke Park is located on the northside of Dublin and is framed by Jones Road, Clonliffe Road, St. Josephs Avenue and the Royal Canal.
		Croke Park is currently the largest stadium in Ireland (and the 4th largest in Europe) with a capacity of 82,500.
	www.crokepark.eu (407 words)

	Croke Park Stadium. Directions
		Croke Park is situated in north Dublin between Drumcondra and Ballybough and is bordered by Jones's Road to the west, Clonliffe Road to the north, St. James Avenue to to the east and the Royal Canal to the south.
		Croke Park have recently launched an initiative to encourage greater use of public transport by visitors to the stadium.
		Croke Park is situated in a residential area with only limited parking available on match days and local residents expect to use this parking.
	www.crokepark.ie /page/directions.html (604 words)

	Croke Park Information
		Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's biggest sporting organisation.
		In 1917 the rubble from the Easter Rising in 1916 was used to construct a grassy hill on the railway end of Croke Park to afford patrons a better view of the pitch which by now hosted all major football and hurling matches.
		On November 21, 1920 Croke Park was the scene of a massacre by the Auxiliary Division.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Croke_Park (1569 words)

	Cork Park Dublin - Hotel available within walking distance - Find GAA Fixtures at Croke Park Dublin.
		Croke Park Stadium is home to the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Croke Park has been at the heart of Irish sporting life for over a hundred years.
		Parking is available in Croke Park Stadium for up to 600 vehicles (for non-match events only) and the venue is easily accessible by public transport.
		Croke Park is not only a host for GAA supporters and players, but for exhibitions conference, historians, musicians, architects and engineers.
	www.regencyhotels.com /hotels/content.asp~PageID=544 (186 words)

	Dublin Apartments in Dublin - Out and About - Croke Park
		Croke Park was used in the nineteenth century as a city and suburban racecourse.
		The park had recently undergone major redevelopment with all of the original stands renamed and extended.
		The park now boasts conference and meeting facilities and the museum traces the history of Irish sports.
	www.rentadublinapartment.com /aboutcrokepark.html (124 words)

	Croke Park
		E-mail: gaamuseum@crokepark.ie Croke Park is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (G.A.A), Ireland's major sporting organisation.
		On November 20, 1920 Croke Park was the scene of a massacre by the Black and Tans.
		Pitch The new pitch at Croke Park was laid during spring/summer 2002 in time for the Leinster hurling final but its use was limited in its first winter to minimise the damage ahead of the Special Olympics and All-Ireland Club finals, which took place on 17 March 2003.
	www.geocities.com /jorgenpfhartogs/Croke_Park.html (2933 words)

	History of Croke Park
		This portion of Croke Park was repurchased by the GAA in 1991 - doubtless with a small profit for the Jesuits and more than part financed by the unexpected cash taken in that year during the extraordinary Dublin -Meath saga - to facilitate development.
		In 1913 Croke Park had 2 stands on what is now known as the Hogan stand side and grassy banks all round.
		Croke Park is practically home to the Dubs - Dublins football team in particular which has played there more than any other team.
	www.rubymanagement.8m.com /GAA/historyofcrokepark.htm (749 words)

	Croke Park - A Brief History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Born in 1862, Dineen moved to Dublin at the age of 36 and when the site of the current Croke Park came on the market in 1908 he purchased it out of his own pocket for £3,250 selling it on to GAA in 1913.
		His memory was perpetuated by the GAA with the opening of the Cusack Stand in Croke Park in 1938.
		In Croke Park, the Nally stand was erected by the GAA in 1952 to commemorate a man in the same tradition as Croke, Cusack and Hogan.
	www.terracetalkireland.com /articles/croke-park.htm (1248 words)

	Sports Venue Technology - Croke Park - Dublin
		Croke Park, Dublin has been the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 1913.
		Croke Park can be found in the north of Dublin City, Ireland.
		The new pitch at Croke Park was laid during spring/summer 2002 in time for the Leinster hurling final but its use was limited in its first winter to minimise the damage ahead of the Special Olympics and All-Ireland Club finals, which took place on 17 March 2003.
	www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/croke (1518 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Croke Park gears up for rugby first
		As sporting venues around the world go, Croke Park's history is rich and unique, and helps show why it has, for a long time, held such a special place in the Irish psyche.
		Supporters of the switch argued that Croke Park should be shown off to the world as a symbol of how Ireland's top two, home-grown, sports are thriving and vibrant.
		He favoured Croke Park being opened up, and is looking forward to the first game: "It's going to be absolutely phenomenal.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/6338859.stm (902 words)

	Croke Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Over the subsequent 40 years Croke Park was developed and redeveloped in an ad hoc manner as finances allowed.
		The reconstruction of the stadium at Croke Park is by far the most impressive and ambitious development ever undertaken by the GAA at their headquarters.
		Phase four of the redevelopment of Croke Park began at the Northern (Hill 16) end of the ground in the aftermath of the Ladies Football final between Dublin and Mayo in October 2003.
	www.gaa.ie /page/croke_park.html (613 words)

	Croke Park Dublin
		Croke Park is the biggest stadium in Ireland and the fourth largest in Europe.
		In June 2003 Croke Park played host to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Special Olympics.
		In 1998 the GAA Museum was opened in Croke Park, to commemorate this great history.
	www.irishaccommodationguide.com /aboutcrokepark.htm (320 words)

	Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby -
		Croke Park Stadium is located on the north side of Dublin and has a match day capacity of up to 82,300.
		Croke Park will be used by the Ireland rugby side for internationals in the interim following Ireland's last match at Landsdowne Road which was the 61-17 win over the Pacific Islanders on 26 November 2006.
		In addition to gaelic sports Croke Park has played host to the best of Australia's AFL talent while Muhammad Ali fought there and U2 and Tina Turner have performed there.
	www.rbs6nations.com /crokepark.htm (235 words)

	Jurys Croke Park Hotel Dublin Ireland
		Jurys Croke Park Hotel is ideally situated, just 10 minutes from Dublin Airport and a short walk from Dublin City Centre.
		Jurys Croke Park Hotel is located on Jones' Road facing the new 82,300 capacity Croke Park Stadium.
		The new Jurys Croke Park Hotel will contain all the elements of the new Jurys Doyle 4-star hotel concept designed to bridge the gap between home, office and work by providing great bedrooms and bathrooms, fresh food and up to the minute facilities all with contemporary design.
	www.dublinevents.com /dublin-hotels/jury-croke-park-hotel.php (222 words)

	Croke Park, Jones Road, Drumcondra, County Dublin (Gilroy McMahon) - Buildings of Ireland [Archeire, Irish Architecture ...
		Croke Park, the headquarters of the GAA is the fourth largest stadium in Europe after the Nou Camp in Barcelona, the Bernabeu in Madrid and the San Siro in Milan.
		The site upon which Croke park now stands was originally owned by Maurice Butterly in the 1870s and was known as the "City and Suburban Racecourse".
		Five years later, the GAA purchased the site from Frank Dineen for £3,500 and renamed the ground Croke Park in honour of the association's first patron, Archbishop Croke of Cashel.
	www.irish-architecture.com /buildings_ireland/dublin/drumcondra/jones_road/croke_park (360 words)

	Opening up Croke Park - Indymedia Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		All of the arguments for not opening croke park seem to be historical, does it have a future.
		The money raised by hiring out Croke Park could be well spent on trying to up the standard of hurling particularly in counties where it is treated as the eccentric fascination of a few blow-ins but not what we ought to be wasting our time and talent on.
		Croke park is more than just a handy venue, it is a monument to the pride, hard work and sacrifice of the entire GAA movement who made such a stadium a reality.
	indymedia.ie /article/68712 (8727 words)

	Croke Park Stadium. Welcome to Croke Park
		Home to the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Croke Park has been at the heart of Irish sporting life for over a hundred years.
		Following its recent redevelopment, Croke Park has capacity for 82,300 people and in 2006 over 2 million people visited the stadium.
		Croke Park also played host to the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies of the Special Olympics World Summer Games in 2003, the first time these events were held outside the United States.
	www.crokepark.ie (276 words)

	The Dublin Pass - The GAA Museum & Croke Park Stadium Tour
		Croke Park is the home of Ireland's unique national games of hurling and gaelic football.
		A visit to the GAA museum at Croke Park facilitates an interactive experience of an integral part of the fabric of Irish life and heritage.
		In addition to the museum you may tour Croke Park, the fourth largest stadium in Europe.
	www.dublinpass.com /dublinpass/detail/default.asp?ID=1343 (173 words)

	SI.com - Six Nations: `God Save the Queen' in bloodied Croke Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		GAA members voted in 2005 to rescind the ban for Ireland's national soccer and rugby teams while the capital's other major stadium, Lansdowne Road, is razed this year and redeveloped.
		Eddie O'Sullivan's Irish squad - which lost 20-17 to France in its first match at Croke Park on Feb. 11 - is trying to ignore the national focus on what beating England in the GAA's citadel would mean to Ireland.
		O'Shea, whose father was on three Gaelic football teams that won the all-Ireland championship in Croke Park in the 1950s, lectured the English team Monday on the stadium's place in Irish hearts and history.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2007/rugby/wires/02/22/2080.ap.eu.spt.rugu.ireland.croke.park/index.html (742 words)

	Hotels near Croke Park
		All the hotels are listed by their distance to Croke Park Stadium itself, which is a few miles north of the city centre.
		You can also catch buses to Croke Park from the city centre or from the train stations.
		Croke Park Stadium, Jones' Road, 0.2 miles to Croke Park Stadium (approx 1 mins drive)
	www.stadiumhotels.com /crokepark.htm (695 words)

	Croke Park Hotels, Croke Park B&Bs and Croke Park Self-catering Accommodation from Milford
		Croke Park Hotels, Croke Park BandBs and Croke Park Self-catering Accommodation from Milford
		Selection of hotels close to Croke Park Stadium - Croke Park is located to the north of the city centre and is home to the Gaelic Athletic Association.
		A large hotel located opposite Croke Park GAA stadium and within walking distance of Phoenix Park - off street parking [limited availability].
	www.milford.co.uk /ireland/croke-park-stadium.html (90 words)

	RTÉ Sport: Croke Park floodlights get green light
		Work will begin on Monday next to ensure that floodlighting to international standards will be a feature of Croke Park from early February 2007.
		He said that floodlighting which is considered the norm in stadiums all over Europe will enhance Croke Park further as a world class stadium.
		Brennan insited that this was a very good day for Croke Park and the city of Dublin and he looked forward to the first game under lights which would be yet another milestone in the evolution of the stadium.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2006/1102/crokepark.html?rss (241 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| Laporte set for Croke Park effect
		France coach Bernard Laporte is confident his team will not be intimidated during the Six Nations clash at Croke Park, Dublin on Sunday.
		It will be the first rugby union match to be played at the home of Gaelic sport, which holds 82,500 supporters.
		Croke Park normally plays host to Gaelic football and hurling and many have opposed using it for other sports.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/6340295.stm (295 words)

	Croke Park hearts to soar as unlikely allies make history - Union - Sport
		Croke Park hearts to soar as unlikely allies make history
		THERE are those who are getting a tad nervous about this Saturday at Croke Park and the hair-raising moment when the Irish Army Band will strike out God Save The Queen.
		In fact, I confidently predict it will be one of the most dignified and uplifting moments — sporting or otherwise of 2007.
	www.theage.com.au /news/union/croke-park-hearts-to-soar-as-unlikely-allies-make-history/2007/02/19/1171733685926.html (730 words)

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