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Croke Park expansion

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Replying To CRTW:  "The Irish were about 600 years behind in urban planning unforunately (wonder why) and never thought of putting trains underground, if they had who knows maybe there could be a rounded off Croke Park, however I think it makes it even more unique and a terrace stand always adds more atmosphere. Terreaces being removed from stadiums accross the way from us has ruined atmospheres in the PL."
They are being brought back in over there these days

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17248 - 10/10/2025 15:18:42    2639247

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Replying To Seanfan:  "Like knock down 40 houses?"
IRFU have bought up most the houses on one end of the Aviva stadium. Future plans will be to redo the end with all the glass into seating but first the are building a high end hotel in the area.

Could you make a train stop at croke park? that would be handy if the rail goes under the hill 16

combo (Galway) - Posts: 22 - 11/10/2025 14:25:58    2639316

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Replying To CRTW:  "The Irish were about 600 years behind in urban planning unforunately (wonder why) and never thought of putting trains underground, if they had who knows maybe there could be a rounded off Croke Park, however I think it makes it even more unique and a terrace stand always adds more atmosphere. Terreaces being removed from stadiums accross the way from us has ruined atmospheres in the PL."
Cmon in fairness Ireland was a very rural country unlike the Industrial Giants so it's pretty forgivable in my opinion.

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 67 - 11/10/2025 14:51:09    2639320

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Replying To combo:  "IRFU have bought up most the houses on one end of the Aviva stadium. Future plans will be to redo the end with all the glass into seating but first the are building a high end hotel in the area.

Could you make a train stop at croke park? that would be handy if the rail goes under the hill 16"
the irfu are buying up houses that end as they come to market but stadium wont expand too much and certainly wont ever be like the south end. FAI dont need or want to spend on redevelopment and IRFU dont need it for many games.

Train station directly at the stadium wouldnt work. No space for platforms, lifts, stairs, ticket machines etc. The lines are bounded by the stands, the canal and back gardens of adjoining houses and hill 16 is bet right up to the tracks.

Also, if it's direct access to the stadium you've the prospect of hundreds of people now queueing at turnstiles at the exit of the station/entrance to stadium and not a lot of room to allow for overflow that leads to stationary crowds on the platform or possibly still on the train, and that train cannot now move off and the network becomes gummed up.

Lansdowne passengers exit onto Lansdowne Road and there is plenty of capacity to get a full train of passengers off safely before hitting turnstiles, or in reverse plenty of space for them to queue for return trains

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3835 - 15/10/2025 23:12:43    2640218

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Was in a safe standing area at a game in UK before the international break. It was great, it should really be done for Hill 16.

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1503 - 16/10/2025 10:31:39    2640254

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "Was in a safe standing area at a game in UK before the international break. It was great, it should really be done for Hill 16."
Hill 16 is standing already.

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 159 - 16/10/2025 11:07:04    2640264

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