2005 Congress will decide to open up Croke Park, says Seán Walsh

KERRY GAA chairman Seán Walsh believes next year's GAA Congress will take the landmark decision to open up Croke Park to soccer and rugby.

It was time to "bring closure" to the matter, he told delegates at last night's county convention at the Brandon Hotel - saying a change of policy should involve Croke Park only.

"Our association has never shirked its responsibility in relation to removing rules that were no longer necessary for the good of the association and I believe congress 2005 should prove to be another milestone in that regard," he said.