History made at hallowed Croke Park

The hierarchy of the GAA made peace with the British establishment today when the Queen set foot on the hallowed turf of its Dublin headquarters.

Hours after paying solemn tribute to Irish soldiers who died serving the Crown in the First World War, she sat on the sidelines of the iconic Croke Park – the site of the original Bloody Sunday, where 14 civilians were shot dead by British forces in 1920.