British anthem at Croke Park unacceptable to Irish sensibilities

THE GAA is to be congratulated for its generosity in making Croke Park available for international rugby and soccer matches in 2007 and 2008 during the rebuilding of Lansdowne Road.

But if this historic development is to be a success (as I hope it will) a corresponding generosity on the part of the rugby and soccer authorities will certainly be required, particularly in regard to visits by English national teams.

We can hardly overlook the significance of Croke Park as the stadium in which 14 people were killed and more than 60 wounded by the Auxiliaries on Bloody Sunday, November 21, 1920.