Kelly reveals he manipulated seat plan to influence historic Croker vote

Former GAA president Seán Kelly has recalled how he rearranged seats at the 2005 Congress to ensure the vote to open Croke Park to international rugby and soccer had a greater chance of succeeding.

The historic decision in April nine years ago came by way of 227 delegates supporting the Roscommon motion to make the stadium available to the rival sports on a temporary basis.

In an RTÉ documentary to be screened tonight, the Kerryman tells of how he shifted the positions of expected yes and no speakers on the floor.