Dozens of others were wounded in what became known as "Bloody Sunday," one of the seminal events of the Irish War of Independence. Two of those wounded were players, with one of those, Michael Hogan, ...
But the events of ‘Bloody Sunday’ were not confined to Croke Park. On the morning of 21 November 1920, Michael Collins sent his trusted team of assassins known as the ‘Squad’ to kill 12 ...
Later that afternoon, a large force of military, RIC and Auxiliaries turned up at Croke Park where a big Gaelic football match between Dublin and Tipperary was being played before a crowd of ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers, a franchise steeped in Irish American history, are close to sealing a deal to play an NFL game at ...
The widely-anticipated news of the Croke Park contest was confirmed on Friday in advance of Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans. The Steelers' legendary owner Dan Rooney, who died in 2017 ...
As Easter Sunday approaches, the commemorative society ... In retaliation, at a football match in Croke Park that afternoon, men of the British Auxiliaries opened fire on the football game ...
Croke Park: ‘More than just a sports venue’ Croke Park has hosted thousands of the country’s most famous sporting events By ...