From Croker to Coppers

IT’S a country favourite in the heart of the city, a GAA location miles from Croke Park. It’s a club that has hosted hundreds of All-Stars but never won a championship, a venue where the bitterest of county rivals come together.

We refer, of course, to Copper Face Jacks, now an integral part of the GAA weekend in the capital.

If you don’t know what we’re talking about chances are you’re still heading to Barry’s Hotel for the meat tea the evening of an All-Ireland final, but in the interests of clarity, Coppers is the number one party destination of hurling and football followers in the capital, the nightclub attached to the Jackson Court Hotel on the city’s southside.