Jim Gavin: Croke Park 'a stadium built for Gaelic games, first and foremost'

Jim Gavin has stood over his criticism of the Croke Park pitch and insisted Gaelic games, not concerts, should be the GAA’s priority.

The Dublin manager claimed a section in front of the Hill 16 end goals was particularly slippery during last month’s Leinster final, having been relaid after a Coldplay concert the previous weekend.

Gavin flagged the issue in response to a question about Dean Rock’s black card dismissal in the first-half of that game, when he stumbled in that area and tangled with a Kildare player.