McKenna: Croker residents’ planned protests ‘unhelpful’

CROKE PARK stadium director Peter McKenna has described planned protests by local residents for last night and today as “unhelpful” but has reiterated that the new pitch will be ready for the weekend’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals.

Works were due to begin installing the new surface soon after last night’s third U2 concert. They will continue for almost two days without pause, to the annoyance of the Croke Park Residents Association.

Their response has been to organise protests, starting last night at 1am and finishing at 6pm today, two of which will involve slow-moving convoys aimed at disrupting works which are due to be completed by Friday evening.