Party in the Park

It's the hottest ticket in town as stage set for a weekend feast of football. Mark Gallagher looks at the mouth-watering prospect of the four All-Ireland football quarter-finals

READY? Right then. Step up for the GAA’s weekend festival of football. The weather is gloomy, but what did you expect for a festival. That’s part of the fun. And what fun it will be. A two-day party in Croke Park, invitation only, to watch the eight best football teams in the country.

They are going into a frenzy in the capital, they say a good pair of tickets will fetch you 300 squid around Drumcondra on Monday morning. The Kingdom is approaching with caution, anticipation is feverish in Armagh and Colin Corkery’s white boots are spit shone and waiting to dazzle.