Paul Rouse: In Croke Park's heralding of new Courts deal, the logic of community came unstuck

Taking more money from State hard to justify within the ambit of a “community-based amateur organisation”
Paul Rouse: In Croke Park's heralding of new Courts deal, the logic of community came unstuck

A general view of the GAA sign outside the main entrance of Croke Park. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

As good a place to start as any is with the words issued from Croke Park when news broke of the deal to hire rooms in the stadium to the Courts Service: “It is appropriate that this great national venue should be used as a vital support for the democratic functioning of the country, as together we work to recover from the past months of crisis.

"Courts play a vital role in maintaining access to justice, and law and order in any country.

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