What was the capacity of Croke Park prior to redevelopment?
Our maximum capacity was 90,000 but that was before the Taylor Report and other pieces, our redesign was really to get inline with health and safety standards as they were emerging. Our capacity now is 82,300. Why did the GAA choose to redevelop over a period of fourteen years, at great expense, Croke Park when cheaper options “out of town” were potentially available? Again it’s because Croke Park is the cultural heart and soul in Dublin. We felt that our stands and various parts of the stadium were iconic and an important part of the city, as much as the GPO (General Post Office) and other historical monuments. Therefore it was important to keep the home of the GAA here. We wanted to maintain our games and keep playing in the stadium as it was being redesigned and redeveloped so we built it in phases – we never lost a match (no games were relocated during the phased redevelopments). What was the most challenging obstacle that had to be overcome for the redevelopment process? Perhaps i
