Article: THE GAA last night threw the ball into rugby's court over the possibility of staging the Heineken Cup semi-final in Croke Park in May.

Article: A MOTION seeking to grant Central Council a ...
Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  April 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... seeking to grant Central Council a permanent licence ... rugby access to Croke Park was withdrawn ... request from Central Council, Clare's Noel ... 2010. Already Central Council has been granted ... on the use of Croke Park until Lansdowne ...

Article: Croke Park a possible venue for grand final
The Irish Times;  December 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... agreement to allow the use of Croke Park for international soccer and ... pass the decision on the use of Croke Park to Central Council on a permanent basis. The cost of renting out Croke Park for a sporting event is [euro ...

Article: THE GAA will lose much of the goodwill it earned through opening ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  April 16, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Cork to allow Central Council retain the ... future use of Croke Park, rather than ... the use of Croke Park be left to Central Council which represents ... If we allow Central Council to control the use of Croke Park, they can ...

Article: Croke Park debt down to modest EU37.7m.(SPORT)
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  March 22, 2007 ;     624 words ... ... allowing the GAA's Central Council to begin recouping ... redevelopment. Croke Park Ltd, the company ... paid EU6m back to Central Council (the body responsible ... affairs of both Croke Park Ltd and Central Council is a healthy state ...

Article: Landmark decision opens Croke Park to All ...
Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  July 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... will play in Croke Park in November ... the GAA's Central Council at its meeting ... games each in Croke Park in 2008. The Central Council's decision ... decision of the Central Council offers the ... talents in Croke Park next year ...

Article: AS with most conflicts, great and small, there are three sides to ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  July 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... comprised of members agreed by Croke Park and the GPA, to work on ... put to its members while Croke Park brought them before Central Council. As a negotiations model, direct talks between Croke Park and the GPA have failed and ...

Article: Rugby Union: Darcy: We must not let outsiders pressure us over ...
The Mirror (London, England);  April 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... scrap Rule 42 and open up Croke Park to soccer and rugby. Darcy ... majority at Annual Congress at Croke Park on Saturday week, Central Council will have the power to open ... personal view and it is that Croke Park should stay closed. "I ...