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Article: IF Croke Park could talk, it would probably ask some questions about its smaller, if more expensive rival, across the city in Dublin 4.
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- December 6, 2008
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IF Croke Park could talk, it would probably ask some questions about its smaller, if more expensive rival, across the city in Dublin 4.
It would query why after being such a generous host to rugby and soccer internationals since February 2007, it is scheduled to close its doors to international action once Lansdowne Road is completed in early 2010.
It would ask why, after changing its rules in the national interest, which also saved the IRFU and FAI the embarrassment of having to export their international games to Britain, the GAA would even consider locking the Croke Park doors again.
Most of all, it would express amazement at ...