Croker opening set for re-airing

TWELVE months on from the landmark decision to open up Croke Park to rugby and soccer, another issue will dominate this weekend’s annual GAA Congress, in the Great Southern Hotel in Killarney.

The most important matter to occupy the thoughts and minds of delegates from Ireland and abroad will be the interim report of the Rule Book Task Force which advocates a new step-by-step disciplinary structure.

However, based on recent rumblings in Cork and criticism from other quarters, it’s considered probable that the Central Council decision to give the go-ahead for two competitive rugby internationals and three European soccer internationals to be played in Croke Park next year will be questioned.