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Ron R.

This is one hell of a grand stadium! I came here for my first GAA Hurling match last month. It was to see the All-Ireland game between Dublin and Cork in the Semi-finals. It was totally what I expected, and I enjoyed it to the fullest! I had to ask the fans around me what the hell is going on, but it's not that hard to figure out. It's was a tradition Irish sport played at it's best. It was said to be a close match, and it was. So glad this was a playoff game as all the fans were just energized with excitement! As far as I know, this stadium holds about 82,000 seats. Although I was only able to purchase seats on the third tier, there are three total tiers. But my view really wasn't that bad, you can see the whole field and catch all the action. If you ever try to get tickets, I would definitely try to score some closer to the field. Down on Tier One. Another tip: The ticket box office is outside of the stadium. A couple of blocks away (only about 700m), just look for the "GAA Ticket Office". I was told there's a couple of offices near the stadium. I purchased my tickets at the Dorset Street Lower location. Just make sure you ask the guy at the ticket booth which way to go. As with every stadium around the world, don't expect cheap prices for food or drinks. But find a good match, and just go and have a good time!

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Aoife O.

My first visit to Croke Park was for a Wexford hurling match and it was also the first time I experienced a stadium of such magnitude. I never stood in the old Croker so I can't compare, but the re-vamped version is pretty darn impressive - if you have a fear of heights, you may want to reconsider sitting in the upper stands. Obviously, Croker plays an important role in the life and history of the country - it hosts the All-Ireland finals each year and it is a symbol of the Gaelic revival that happened in the long lead-up to Irish independence. But you don't have to be a nationalist history buff to enjoy a trip to Croker anymore. The GAA famously and controversially let the Ruggers play against England there. A victorious and triumphant moment for all concerned (except for the English because they lost).

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Rónán C.

HILL 16 IS DUBLIN ONLY! HILL 16 IS DUBLIN ONLY! HILL 16 IS DUBLIN ONLY! HILL 16 IS DUBLIN ONLY! HILL 16 IS DUBLIN ONLY! HILL 16 IS DUBLIN ONLY! Need I say more? Croker is the single most important physical structure in Irish psyche-unquestioned and unchallenged.

Jo M.

An amazing concert and sporting venue located just north of Dublin's city centre, Croker holds a special place in the hearts and minds of Dubliners and Irish people. The stadium is equipped to host a phenomenal 82 300 punters, and is often filled to capacity with GAA finals, concerts and international rugby tournaments. Attending an event at Croker is an experience in itself. The atmosphere is amazing, the roar of the crowd is enough to motivate even the most reluctant attendee, and the sheer mass of people entering and leaving the stadium will wow even the most blasé onlooker. The people living in the areas surrounding Croker are to be thanked for putting up with endless streams of loutish pedestrians on match days and concert dates. As far as I'm concerned, a visit to Croker is an essential part of any Dublin experience.

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Aoife R.

Long scoffed at by the hardcore devotees of all things GAA, but get a spare free ticket, dip your toe and you are ruined for the other less salubrious parts of the ground. There is something nice about taking the escalators from ground level and on a wet day, it's also nice to have access to the indoors. Okay, so the premium level seats are merely a compact tier buffered between the lower and upper levels. But you have your own bars and food through a glass door, which makes you feel like Roman Abramovich. This also leaves you open to the temptation to simply stay put in the warmth and sup, rather than return for the second half if what is on offer on the field is sub par.

Just too too big and what the hell is all that white space?? Beyonce
Kate D.

Savage place for a GAA match, TERRIBLE place for a gig. Even Queen B couldn't bring the house down here. From up in the Cusack and Hogan stands, you might as well have been watching a video of a concert. The sound was so far away and echoing it was like being at two concerts, and while the set up was insanely cool, it was too far away to even seem real. I'll always return for the finals in September, but I highly doubt I'll return for the tunes.

Ticket from the "Bloody Sunday" match which took place at Croke Park
Mike J.

My "local" stadium just happens to be the 4th largest in all of Europe and the largest of all stadiums in the continent that isn't primarily used for soccer. Named in honor of Archbishop Thomas Croke, one of the Gaelic Athletic Association's ( GAA's ) first patrons, this 82-plus thousand seat stadium is the site for countless athletic matches, music concerts ( I can hear the Red Hot Chilli Peppers playing live NOW as I am typing ) and even just last week a Papal address. "Since 1884 the site has been used primarily by the GAA to host Gaelic games, most notably the annual finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and Senior Hurling Championship." Living very near to it, I walk past it every week as I head into the city center and on a bunch of occasions get swept either into or counter to the masses of people walking to or from the stadium as there is not only no parking lot on-site but there's no main transit station in the immediate vicinity and people usually walk in packs to where they need to get to, whether that be to catch a bus, a train, a taxi or find where they parked their car on a local street. The Croke Park massacre took place on "Bloody Sunday", November 21st, 1920, occurred during a Gaelic football match between Dublin and Tipperary in which 13 spectators and Tipperary's captain, Michael Hogan, were killed. Try and eat/drink before and/or after you attend an event here cause inside the stadium it's extra expensive. ... and to reiterate the words of local Yelper Mark W., C'mon the Dubs!!!!

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Heidi B.

Being American, you would think that you've seen the largest stadiums the world has to offer. Think again. Dublin's Croke Park is so incredibly vast...I couldn't remember the exact statistics since it has been a little while since the tour I took of Croke Park, but 90,000 people (to quote Bryan B.)--I believe it. When I was studying abroad in Dublin, we were lucky enough to be able to get a full tour of the stadium, visit the GAA sports museum, and attend a Hurling match. It was great to be able to see the atmosphere that goes along with a game day at this stadium. People literally come from all over Ireland by train just for a match day here. If you get a chance during a game or if you get to take a stadium tour, be sure to climb all the way to the top of Croke Park. If your stomach can stand it, the view from up there is incredible...The sports museum is fun to check out if you have a few extra minutes to spare while you're in that area; however, it is like any other small museum--a mix of interactive and standard glass case displays. If you had to skip it, I don't believe the world would end. If you're at Croke Park on a game day, don't forget to stop in a few of the pubs that line the streets heading towards the stadium for a drink. :-D

Sunny summer day in the Cusack Stand.
Lynn A.

One of my favourite places in the world, my home away from home & for real GAA fans the true theatre of dreams. Bearing in mind this is an amateur stadium i think it has to be seen to be believed. Holding in excess of 82,000 people and at the time of this review the 4th largest stadium in Europe. a beauty to behold for all sports fans!

Caroline R.

A worthwhile conducted tour of the stadium and very informative details of the layout of the stadium and pitch with plenty of photo opportunities. Plenty of time afterwards to visit the museum and savour the 'match day' atmosphere by viewing the videos of games. Well stocked souvenir shop and pleasant cafe. I am an avid hurling fan and there is nothing like being in Croke Park, especially the first and third Sundays in September (All Ireland Hurling Final the first Sunday; All Ireland Football Final the third Sunday). You will always find me in Dublin in September. 'G'WAN THE CATS!

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Went to the Croke Park business centre today. Very impressive layout. Offices have fantastic views of the pitch.

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Feckin' amazing stadium!!!!!! Beautiful new everything! If you're in Ireland you must come to Dublin to see a match here! UP THE KINGDOM!!!

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