Plans to keep VIPs dry in Hogan Stand

THE GAA is looking at the possibility of redesigning its VIP section on the Hogan Stand side of Croke Park to ensure that their chief guests can be kept under cover on rainy days.

And, while it is not on the agenda, the question of putting a roof on the stadium in the longer term has not been ruled out by president Seán Kelly.

"We don't want the President of Ireland and the Taoiseach getting drowned wet here in what is supposed to be the finest stadium in Europe," he said yesterday. And, he added that they were also examining ways in which substitutes nowadays accommodated in the front rows can be better looked after.