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Aviva Stadium, RDS Arena, Kingspan Stadium and Thomond Park ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 15/11/2016 12:59:13 1934339 Link 1 |
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Don't agree with the use of all these GAA stadia for the Rugby world cup.If they haven't got enough of their own stadia they shouldn't be allowed host it.
cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 15/11/2016 13:12:09 1934343 Link 4 |
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Have to think of the bigger picture, the tourism boost. m_the_d (None) - Posts: 1099 - 15/11/2016 13:16:50 1934344 Link 0 |
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Sorry can't agree with you there. Why would you not rent out stadiums and showcase what the gaa has to foreigners and millions of people throughout the globe. Heck you could even showcase the stadiums to people in our own country who don't know what we have. The only thing I would be worried about is county finals. Do rugby world cup games take priority over the county finals? A bit like the semi final replay a few years ago? gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 15/11/2016 13:17:47 1934345 Link 3 |
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most major GAA grounds are under utilized & this is a chance to help the country benefit from a possible windfall of tourist money so why the hell not?
LemonySnickett (Louth) - Posts: 88 - 15/11/2016 13:18:40 1934346 Link 0 |
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Yeah why should all those places get extra tourism and revenue. You might not agree but many will, me included.
doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 15/11/2016 13:23:11 1934348 Link 0 |
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On a sidenote is Celtic Park good enough to host? And will these GAA grounds need investment for media facilities, etc...
doratheexplorer (Cavan) - Posts: 1467 - 15/11/2016 13:24:51 1934349 Link 0 |
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Sensible enough choices, outside of Pairc Ui Chaoimh and Casement all the others are presently of decent standard and would need small/medium investment to make them ready Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 15/11/2016 13:32:46 1934350 Link 2 |
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Countries that host major sporting events rarely get a tourism boost from it. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13704 - 15/11/2016 13:45:33 1934355 Link 4 |
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A complete lack of stadiums through the middle of the country which is a real pity. But can case this is all talk as I very doubt Ireland will win the bid. ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 15/11/2016 13:50:46 1934357 Link 0 |
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Plus given the past history of these things wouldn't suprise me if the Welsh manage to get some game in cardiff ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 15/11/2016 13:52:21 1934360 Link 0 |
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Sorry can't agree with you there. Why would you not rent out stadiums and showcase what the gaa has to foreigners and millions of people throughout the globe. Heck you could even showcase the stadiums to people in our own country who don't know what we have. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13704 - 15/11/2016 13:52:34 1934361 Link 5 |
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I understand the tourism side of it and would benefit from that myself.I was also in agreement with opening up Croke Park to rugby for the brief time the Aviva was under reconstruction.That was a unique reason though and the GAA would have looked bad if they didn't help out. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 15/11/2016 13:57:28 1934363 Link 7 |
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Don't forget The Spa Bowl posters haha eh Cue clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 15/11/2016 14:17:33 1934368 Link 1 |
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Again. The elitist thing is only prevalent in Dublin. Most people I know who play rugby down country (meath/Westmeath) would be from middle class or working class. Know one fella who played under shmidt in Mullingar, grew up in council estate, went to the working class school and tech. Only finished up playing with cullion couple years ago. Furthest thing from elite you could imagine, so when you are stereotyping people involved in rugby, please remember that it exists outside the m50 and is quite different. Best of luck with the bid, be huge boost for country north and south. One draw back , pity navan wasnt included, we would a got new stadium. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 15/11/2016 14:19:19 1934370 Link 3 |
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Do we insist on Amhrain na bFiann at all our venues? 19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1595 - 15/11/2016 14:24:00 1934374 Link 1 |
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Sure they won't even fly our National flag................................. No issue with th use of the stadiums BUT once there is ZERO impact on the GAA season, county and intercounty; Issues is it runs September through to end of october or november witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 15/11/2016 14:38:33 1934377 Link 0 |
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So to date, we've given them a stadium a few years ago so Ireland could "mature as a nation". We gave them the unique ability to catch a ball over their heads. And now we're giving them 8 (Eight) stadiums for THEIR Worldwide showcase. Hard to fathom what they owe us in return. Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12115 - 15/11/2016 14:39:16 1934378 Link 2 |
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Cue I can see where you are coming from but also you also have to have faith in the GAA - look at its durability and its undiminished popularity across the generations. It has survived nearly tearing itself apart over politics in the 1890s, it survived the Irish Revolution and the Civil War which followed. It has prospered despite the waves of emigration which flowed from this island in the 1930's, 40s, 50s and 80s. Despite the behemoth of global, professional, pay per view sports that have emerged in the last 25 years, tv audiences, match attendances and participation levels for the GAA still dwarf anything else in Ireland. Rugby will never become what the GAA is simply because (outside of possibly Limerick city), rugby has never been able to become the people's game. In fact the reason rugby has such a special status in Limerick is that around the turn of the 20th century the rugby powers that be in the city decided to use the GAA model and establish parish rugby clubs which played games on Sundays. Given the GAA was so weak in the city at the time, rugby gained its foothold there and never looked back. Outside of there and few other small pockets, rugby is a niche sport. It has never managed to intertwine itself into Irish society and culture the way the GAA has. Look at the number of rugby clubs and compare them with the hundreds of GAA clubs across every parish on this island. The GAA remains the heart of countless of communities across Ireland. Rugby can't even come close to matching its level. Rugby will always be the fourth sport behind the two GAA codes and soccer. Yes it is far more popular now than at any stage, but that's on the back of the sport turning professional and the unprecedented success of Irish teams on a national and European stage. I would say a fair few GAA people would now also consider themselves rugby fans. I am. I never really saw rugby growing up, but was exposed to it at college and I became a big fan of Munster etc. But it is always secondary to the GAA and if I had to chose it would be Kerry winning Sam over Ireland winning a Grand Slam everyday of the week! This is a fantastic opportunity for Ireland to showcase itself to the world and for us to show off the stadium infrastructure that an amateur organisation, playing a sport that hardly anyone outside this Ireland has heard of, can develop on through its own sweat and toil. We should all get behind this, the GAA has survived and thrived for more than 130 years, it will survive and thrive long after 2023! TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 15/11/2016 14:40:54 1934379 Link 2 |
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Again. The elitist thing is only prevalent in Dublin. Most people I know who play rugby down country (meath/Westmeath) would be from middle class or working class. Know one fella who played under shmidt in Mullingar, grew up in council estate, went to the working class school and tech. Only finished up playing with cullion couple years ago. Furthest thing from elite you could imagine, so when you are stereotyping people involved in rugby, please remember that it exists outside the m50 and is quite different. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13704 - 15/11/2016 14:42:01 1934381 Link 2 |