Croker area residents to stop Cork final-day traffic in protest

DISGRUNTLED residents in the Croke Park vicinity are planning a protest convoy on the main Dublin-Cork road on the morning of tomorrow week’s All-Ireland SFC final which could cause serious delays for fans travelling to the game.

Starting at 8am, 60 vehicles will assemble between the Portlaoise and Monasterevin section of the M7 motorway before making their way back to their local area around Croke Park.

The convoy will include two 18-ton trucks and a handful of other larger vehicles. The protest is the latest move by residents who are furious with the GAA’s plans to revamp the handball and community centre beside the Dublin 3 stadium despite their consistent objections. Local residents are reportedly dismayed that they will be losing a centre which they say has been a hub for the community for over 30 years and of which the GAA has acted as trustees.