The GAA Central Council has announced that, subject to negotiations with the IRFU and the FAI, senior competitive rugby and soccer internationals can take place in Croke Park during the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road.
President of the GAA Seán Kelly said he was "pleased Council had taken a positive decision on the IRFU and FAI's applications consistent with the spirit of the decision taken by Congress last April" and that it was "now a matter for the sporting bodies to apply themselves to reaching a mutually acceptable accommodation on arrangements and terms".
Both the IRFU and the FAI welcomed the decision and said they looked forward to negotiating with the GAA over the use of Croke Park.
Among other matters discussed by the Central Council were the discontinuation of the International Rules series should this year's violent scenes be repeated, the appointment of full-time secretary to administer GAA affairs in Australia, and the presentation of a grant of EUR 160,000 to the Connacht Council in 2006.
