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Article: Visionary Dineen the man we should all thank for Croke Park.(SPORT)
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- February 7, 2007
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Byline: MARTIN BREHENY
HOW many premium level tickets would you need to sell in order to acquire enough funds to buy Croke Park?
Not nearly as many as you might think. In fact, if you sold 38 tickets at face value (EU110 each for the upcoming rugby internationals), you would not only have enough capital to become the sole owner of Croke Park, you would have EU53 in change.
And the snag? You're 99 years too late. Which is where the name Frank Brazil Dineen comes in.
Not nearly as often as it should, mind you, but in this proud week for Irish sporting ecumenism, his remarkable contribution to the splendid stadium that is modern-day Croke Park deserves to be ...