Renowned Irish pitch builders ‘knew nothing’ of Croker job

A WORLD renowned Irish pitch building company last night claimed they ‘knew nothing’ about the planned work on the Croke Park surface.

Armagh-based Clive Richardson Ltd were awarded the contract to reconstruct the famed field after the weekend’s U2 gigs and in time for the All-Ireland quarter-finals at the beginning of August.

Sligo native George Mullen who runs Support In Sport, a company which has resurfaced pitches used in World Cup, Champions League and Heineken Cup finals, admitted to not knowing ‘anything about a tender’ for the prestigious job at GAA HQ.