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Replying To CRTW: "The Irish were about 600 years behind in urban planning unforunately (wonder why) and never thought of putting trains underground, if they had who knows maybe there could be a rounded off Croke Park, however I think it makes it even more unique and a terrace stand always adds more atmosphere. Terreaces being removed from stadiums accross the way from us has ruined atmospheres in the PL." They are being brought back in over there these days Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17340 - 10/10/2025 15:18:42 2639247 Link
Replying To Seanfan: "Like knock down 40 houses?" IRFU have bought up most the houses on one end of the Aviva stadium. Future plans will be to redo the end with all the glass into seating but first the are building a high end hotel in the area. Could you make a train stop at croke park? that would be handy if the rail goes under the hill 16 combo (Galway) - Posts: 23 - 11/10/2025 14:25:58 2639316 Link
Replying To CRTW: "The Irish were about 600 years behind in urban planning unforunately (wonder why) and never thought of putting trains underground, if they had who knows maybe there could be a rounded off Croke Park, however I think it makes it even more unique and a terrace stand always adds more atmosphere. Terreaces being removed from stadiums accross the way from us has ruined atmospheres in the PL." Cmon in fairness Ireland was a very rural country unlike the Industrial Giants so it's pretty forgivable in my opinion. SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 85 - 11/10/2025 14:51:09 2639320 Link
Replying To combo: "IRFU have bought up most the houses on one end of the Aviva stadium. Future plans will be to redo the end with all the glass into seating but first the are building a high end hotel in the area. Could you make a train stop at croke park? that would be handy if the rail goes under the hill 16" the irfu are buying up houses that end as they come to market but stadium wont expand too much and certainly wont ever be like the south end. FAI dont need or want to spend on redevelopment and IRFU dont need it for many games. Train station directly at the stadium wouldnt work. No space for platforms, lifts, stairs, ticket machines etc. The lines are bounded by the stands, the canal and back gardens of adjoining houses and hill 16 is bet right up to the tracks. Also, if it's direct access to the stadium you've the prospect of hundreds of people now queueing at turnstiles at the exit of the station/entrance to stadium and not a lot of room to allow for overflow that leads to stationary crowds on the platform or possibly still on the train, and that train cannot now move off and the network becomes gummed up. Lansdowne passengers exit onto Lansdowne Road and there is plenty of capacity to get a full train of passengers off safely before hitting turnstiles, or in reverse plenty of space for them to queue for return trains KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3846 - 15/10/2025 23:12:43 2640218 Link
Was in a safe standing area at a game in UK before the international break. It was great, it should really be done for Hill 16. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1507 - 16/10/2025 10:31:39 2640254 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Was in a safe standing area at a game in UK before the international break. It was great, it should really be done for Hill 16." Hill 16 is standing already. Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 193 - 16/10/2025 11:07:04 2640264 Link
Reports in NZ and in south Africa are saying they could be playing a rugby game against each other in croke park next year. Looks like the gaa will be using the stadium to host international sports from now on. Can't say I am too happy with random rugby games being played here. Kew (Galway) - Posts: 269 - 26/10/2025 18:56:46 2641726 Link
Replying To Kew: "Reports in NZ and in south Africa are saying they could be playing a rugby game against each other in croke park next year. Looks like the gaa will be using the stadium to host international sports from now on. Can't say I am too happy with random rugby games being played here." I think its amazing that one of the greatest international sporting fixtures on the planet could happen a stones throw from where I live is truely an honour! Ill be there! Is it not better to have that stadium hosting something like that or leave it sitting in darkness!? Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 397 - 26/10/2025 19:39:42 2641737 Link
Replying To Kew: "Reports in NZ and in south Africa are saying they could be playing a rugby game against each other in croke park next year. Looks like the gaa will be using the stadium to host international sports from now on. Can't say I am too happy with random rugby games being played here." You're not generally happy with anything the GAA doesn't Kew. Shock horror. Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1569 - 26/10/2025 20:35:09 2641744 Link
Replying To Kew: "Reports in NZ and in south Africa are saying they could be playing a rugby game against each other in croke park next year. Looks like the gaa will be using the stadium to host international sports from now on. Can't say I am too happy with random rugby games being played here." Croke Park and GAA will get huge money from hosting the game. The stadium not likely to be in use otherwise so where is the problem? KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3846 - 27/10/2025 10:13:07 2641799 Link
Replying To Kew: "Reports in NZ and in south Africa are saying they could be playing a rugby game against each other in croke park next year. Looks like the gaa will be using the stadium to host international sports from now on. Can't say I am too happy with random rugby games being played here." The best 2 rugby teams for pretty much the entire history of the sport playing in our national stadium? How bad?! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17340 - 27/10/2025 11:27:45 2641818 Link
Replying To Kew: "Reports in NZ and in south Africa are saying they could be playing a rugby game against each other in croke park next year. Looks like the gaa will be using the stadium to host international sports from now on. Can't say I am too happy with random rugby games being played here." You love the non-random rugby games being played here though?.Did you inform World Rugby about this? GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8317 - 27/10/2025 12:13:12 2641821 Link
Realistically, the big games to get in are NFL, Champions league, EPC finals etc Only way to get them in is to turn Hill into a safe standing area, where the seats can be folded out as a nominally "all seater". The current Terrance set up is out of date tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1630 - 28/10/2025 15:11:01 2642029 Link
Replying To Fionn: "With less and less GAA games in Croke Park, there is not a chance of further redevelopment. It could soon get to the stage (pardon the pun) where there will be more concerts than games in HQ." Sure outside of the All Ireland finals its about the only other times there's a full house in Croker. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2556 - 28/10/2025 20:12:56 2642075 Link
Replying To KillingFields: "Croke Park and GAA will get huge money from hosting the game. The stadium not likely to be in use otherwise so where is the problem?" This is Kew, everything is a problem when it comes to the GAA. Gas altogether. Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1569 - 28/10/2025 21:32:29 2642081 Link
Replying To Bon: "Sure outside of the All Ireland finals its about the only other times there's a full house in Croker." Both All Ireland hurling semi finals sold out 82300. The All Ireland football quarter and semi finals also attracted huge crowds. jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1803 - 29/10/2025 07:17:28 2642093 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Realistically, the big games to get in are NFL, Champions league, EPC finals etc Only way to get them in is to turn Hill into a safe standing area, where the seats can be folded out as a nominally "all seater". The current Terrance set up is out of date" Leave the Hill alone. If rugger or yankball want to rent Croke Park as it is for occasional games that's fine but redeveloping to meet needs of other sports .......NO! Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 193 - 29/10/2025 09:06:09 2642099 Link
Replying To Seanfan: "Where are you going to move the Dublin/Sligo railway line to?" In fairness you could hypothetically route the Dublin Sligo line to Heuston at a number of points e.g. Mullingar and at the Phoenix Park line junction alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 50 - 29/10/2025 11:17:25 2642114 Link
Replying To Seanfan: "Leave the Hill alone. If rugger or yankball want to rent Croke Park as it is for occasional games that's fine but redeveloping to meet needs of other sports .......NO!" Why refer to rugby degoratorily as rugger. you dont see many if any these days in ireland refer to it as that who follow the sport unless theyre doing it ironically. And it may come down line in time that GAA may want or have to convert the hill to to all seater KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3846 - 29/10/2025 12:36:27 2642127 Link
Replying To alalalalalum: "In fairness you could hypothetically route the Dublin Sligo line to Heuston at a number of points e.g. Mullingar and at the Phoenix Park line junction" Nonsense. Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 193 - 29/10/2025 13:31:31 2642133 Link