Article: A MOTION seeking to grant Central Council a permanent licence to allow soccer and rugby access to Croke Park was withdrawn at annual Congress yesterday. Following a request from Central Council, Clare's Noel Walsh, speaking for the motion, said he would agree to defer for one year but that it would be back on the agenda in 2010.

Article: Renting Croke Park for rugby and soccer on eight or ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  March 28, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... dividend that the Croke Park stadium can hand over to Central Council for use in ... of 2004, Central Council grant-aided Croke Park with sums ... projects. Central Council paid over ... considerably by the Croke Park rent money ...

Article: Rugby Union: CROKE PARK: THE HISTORY.(Sport)
Sunday Mirror (London, England);  February 11, 2007 ;     436 words ... ... empower to Central Council to open up Croke Park to rugby ... December Central Council says FAI ... games at Croke Park in 2007 ... rugby tie at Croke Park takes place ... Sunday GAA's Central Council will discuss ...

Article: GAA: GAA CONGRESS: THE GREAT CROKE PARK DEBATE: LET ...
The Mirror (London, England);  April 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... the exlcusive use of Croke Park has also been tabled ... Congress and given to Central Council to authorise the use of Croke Park in certain circumstances ... By passing power to Central Council on the use of Croke Park and re-writing Rule ...

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: GAA: pounds 130m GRANT PUT IN DOUBT; GAA Croke Park ...
The Mirror (London, England);  April 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... will effectively wipe out the Croke Park debt, has been promised with ... to keep the status quo on Croke Park was a highly divisive one ... opportunity to pass power to central Council on the use of Croke Park. He believes that the Government ...

Article: GAA: TIPP VOTE TO OPEN CROKE PARK.. BUT ONLY ...
The Mirror (London, England);  March 30, 2005 ;     464 words ... ... suggests handing the GAA's Central Council the authority to open Croke Park on a limited basis in the ... have stressed that leasing Croke Park to soccer and rugby is on ... strongly against opening up Croke Park to other sports and said ...

Article: Rugby Union: It's so good to talk; OPENING OF CROKE ...
The Mirror (London, England);  February 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... his desire to see Croke Park's gates opened ... whether to give Central Council the power to open up Croke Park. In a statement ... of authority to Central Council - has been put ... and calls for Croke Park to be opened up ...