There’s always great craic to be had around All-Ireland Sunday. Whether it’s driven by nerves, by excitement, the appetite for the game, a combination of all three or even more besides. Getting through traffic on the day is one thing – some take the bus, some the train, some drive and park close by or walk from town to Croke Park but once you’re within sight of GAA HQ, things start to get crowded.
In advance of the hurling finals this Sunday, Croke Park have released a Garda safety statement for this weekend and a whole lot of it is to do with access to the Jones’ Road and around the Croke Park Hotel, always a popular meeting spot before and after the game.
Paying heed to the pre and post-game plans, here’s the latest Garda safety information for Croke Park.
Pre-Game Crowd Management Plan
In the interest of safety patrons are advised as follows:
- Not to enter the Jones Road / Russell Street unless they hold a Hogan or Nally Stand ticket.
- Not to congregate in vicinity of The Croke Park Hotel as this causes a serious obstruction to crowd movement in that area. Gardai will move waiting persons in this area.
- Use coloured routes outlined on Croke Park website to access the stadium.
- Arrange meeting points at a distance away from Jones Road.
Post-Game Crowd Management Plan
In the interest of safety patrons are advised as follows:
- Patrons exiting the Hogan Stand and Nally Stands will be directed to exit by a planned route as they leave these stands onto Jones Road.
- Patrons are further requested not to congregate in vicinity of The Croke Park Hotel as this causes a serious obstruction to crowd movement in that area. Gardai will move waiting persons in this area.
- Patrons exiting via Clonliffe Road and via North Circular Road are asked by Gardai not enter onto Jones Road and not to congregate in vicinity of The Croke Park Hotel.
- Meet friends at a place a distance away from Jones Road
The result of patron active participation and compliance will result in a safer entry and exit from the stadium for all patrons and children and make the stadium environs a safer place for all people.
Check out CrokePark.ie for the latest.
