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Article: Croke Park and distinctive Irish culture built on foundations cemented by elements of troubled history

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September 15, 2002
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IT'S summer time and Bertie's Bowl is alive and well, with confidence in the joint Celtic bid to host the European Championships in 2008 is sky high. The Swiss/Austrian bid seems to be losing support, likewise the Russian and Nordic proposals. How times change...

Today, UEFA's Euro 2008 inspection team will begin their visit to Ireland and Scotland, with Dublin the first city to face intensive checks. This past week has not been a good one for the joint bid, though: in a fast-moving drama, which is certainly not ended yet, Bertie's Bowl became Bertie's begging bowl.

On Tuesday, Ireland's self-styled 'sporty' Taoiseach pulled the plug on government funding for a national stadium, one of two ...

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