GAA shows way to honour the tricolour |
ALL GAA fans heading by car to Croke Park in Dublin tend to have their own regular match day parking spots, based on factors including security, walking distance to the ground, and of course the proximity of particular pubs for the non-driving members of the party.
Northern supporters arriving via the motorway have traditionally favoured the Drumcondra Road area, from Whitehall through to Phibsborough, but for a range of reasons I have firmly switched my allegiance to Fairview.
It has some fine coffee shops, which are handy for meeting a brother who lives in nearby Clontarf as we slowly transition away from the pubs, congestion after the game is usually at manageable levels, while the district offers a pleasant stroll through a vibrant district, including Fairview Park itself, towards the stadium.
There is a significant amount of literary, political and social history to consider there, with Bram Stoker Park and Bram’s cafe paying homage to the Dracula author, whose birthplace is adjacent on the only Georgian crescent in the city.
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