Croker comes through a real rocking

THE Croke Park playing pitch has come through the three weekend U2 concerts virtually unscathed.

Work started on dismantling the stage and removing the pitch covering at 2 am on Tuesday, less than three hours after the last of the concerts had ended.

By yesterday, 90% of the covering had been removed and the remainder was taken up this morning. The last of the concert equipment will be removed by Friday afternoon, two days before Kilkenny meet Wexford in the Leinster hurling final.