Bit of backround info. Because irelands rugby stadium (Lansdowne Road) is closed for refurbisment atm the irish rugby union needed a place to play their home games. There is only one other stadium in ireland capable of holding as much as and more people than landsdowne road could. Croke park. The Croke park stadium was used EXCLUSIVLY for irish sports (hurling & Gaelic football) for almost 100years. In 1920, in retalitaion for the IRA killing several british military leaders, British auxillary forces drove tanks onto the pitch in the middle of a gaelic football match and shot indiscriminatly into the crowd killing 15 people. The next time the british would be on the field would be 87yrs later when the stadium was opened to rugby games. Ireland V England.