the gaa museum

The GAA Museum

Cusack Stand
Croke Park
St. Joseph's Avenue
Dublin 1
Dublin
Phone: +353 (0)1 8192323
Fax: (0) 1 8192324

About the Museum
The GAA Museum can be found in Croke Park Stadium under the Cusack Stand. It was opened in 1998 by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
The museum is dedicated to the GAA and how it has contributed to sport, culture and social life in Ireland since it first began in 1884.
The museum displays a vast collection of GAA memorabilia like hurleys, jerseys, trophies, medals, match programmes etc

Museum Tours
Croke Park is the 5th largest stadium in Europe so take a tour and explore one of the most modern sporting arenas in the world.
The experienced guides will take you on a journey through the stadium, which first began over a 100 years ago.
You will see the dressing rooms, premium and corporate levels, the pitch side, the media centre, the VIP section and the service areas.

Admission Rates
Location
Opening Hours
August Activities at GAA Museum
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The Gaa Museum

Admission Rates

Museum Only
Adult: €6.00
Student/Senior: €4.50
Children (under 12): €4.00
Family (2 adults + 2 children): €16.00

Note: Children under 5 years - FREE

Museum and Croke Park Stadium Tour
Adult: €11.00
Child: €7.50
Student: €8.50
Senior: €8.50
Family (2 adults + 2 children): €30.00

Note: Children under 5 years - FREE

Location

Croke Park is located in Drumcondra in Dublin 3.
By road: It's about a 15 minute walk from O'Connell Street and is accessed via St. Joseph's Avenue just off Clonliffe Road.
By bus: From O'Connell Street in the heart of Dublin city you can get the number 3,11,11A,16,16A,123
By rail: The museum is just about a 15 minute walk from Connolly Station.

Opening Hours

Opening Hours
The GAA Museum is open throughout the year.

Monday - Sunday: 09.30 - 17.00

In July and August, the museum is open Monday - Sunday: 09.30 - 18.00

*On match days the museum opens at the same time as the turnstiles and is accessible to Cusack Stand ticket holders only. A discount rate of admission applies for a museum visit on match days. The museum remains open until one hour after the end of the main match.

Persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times in the museum.

August Activities at GAA Museum

August is action packed at the GAA Museum in Croke Park with 'Family Fundays', exclusive 'Pre-Match Stadium Tours' and live 'Hurley Making Demonstrations'.

Family Fundays will take place every Thursday and Friday throughout the month of August. On the Family Fundays, the museum will be running a special offer, whereby 'Kids go free' to visit the GAA Museum and Croke Park Stadium Tour*.

Kids can explore the museum's new 'My GAA Hero' exhibition, test their skills in the recently upgraded games area as well as visit the newly opened Cú Chulainn's Den to discover what life was like for Setanta and how his mighty hurling skills led him to be named Cú Chulainn.

This summer, the GAA Museum has introduced exclusive Pre-Match Stadium Tours of Croke Park. The tours offer fans travelling to support their county the chance to be in the dressing room and players' tunnel before the teams arrive on match day. Fans can also take in the players lounge, experience the stadium from pitch side, take a seat in the VIP section and get a bird's eye view from the press media centre.

Croke Park is the only stadium world wide to offer match day tours.

Match Madness will hit the GAA Museum on the All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final Days, as craftsman John Torpey joins GAA Museum staff to give live demonstrations on the art of hurley making.

For more information, please visit: www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum.

*One adult is needed with every 5 children to act in a supervisory capacity.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND BOOKING:

GAA Museum enquiries:
Selina O'Regan, GAA Museum, Tel 01 8192361
soregan@crokepark.ie or check out www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum

Tickets for the pre-match stadium tours can be booked on line.