Harte: let's keep Croker strictly GAA

TYRONE manager Mickey Harte believes Croke Park should be kept solely for Gaelic games.

Opposing opinion poll support for a relaxation of Rule 42, the man who led his county to their first All-Ireland title last year says the exclusive status of the stadium should remain.

"It is something I have thought about a lot in the past year, and I have changed my mind a lot over the last year, but at the moment, I think Croke Park should be kept for Gaelic games," Harte told the Laois SportsPartnership GAA forum in Portlaoise. "I think it has become a practical thing. These other sports, which we will open it up to, are also competing for our young people."