Opening Times

The Croke Park Experience is open all year, it involves a visit to the GAA Museum, and a behind-the-scenes guided tour of Croke Park Stadium, one of the most historic and modern stadiums in the world.

Croke Park Stadium, holding 82,300, ranks as the 4th largest stadium in Western Europe. It is the National Stadium of gaelic games and of the GAA, and is currently hosting Ireland’s international soccer and rugby matches until 2010.

The GAA Museum celebrates the history and heritage of Ireland’s unique national games of gaelic football and hurling & the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's largest sporting and cultural organization.

The G.A.A. Museum is open throughout the year.
Monday to Saturday: 09.30 to 17.00, Sunday:* 12.00 to 17.00.
* Except on match days when the museum is accessible to ticket holders only.

What makes this a great venue for School group Fun or Educational Visits?

The Croke Park Experience offers a unique opportunity to learn more about the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association through guided tours and museum exhibits.
Students will gain an understanding of both Ireland’s national pastimes and the influence of the GAA on Irish sporting, cultural and social life.

The museum houses a vast collection of artifacts including trophies, medals, jerseys and contains over 40 audio-visual shows bringing to life players and matches.

Students can also test their own hurling and gaelic football skills in a specially designed interactive games area in the museum.

The magic of Croke Park is brought to life by the museum's experienced and dedicated tour guides as they guide students behind-the-scenes through the dressing rooms, player’s tunnel, VIP section, corporate levels and, of course, pitchside.

What is the age range of the activities?

The GAA Museum is happy to cater a visit to individual groups needs - all ages welcome.

Sample programme of the activities:

A typical visit for all classes includes a short introductory video (15 minutes), an exploration of the GAA Museum (30 - 45 minutes)and a guided tour of Croke Park Stadium (60 minutes).

What materials to you provide or suggest groups bring to support the visit?

As part of its primary school learning provision the GAA Museum has two activity sheets on offer to visiting schools, a Trophy Trail for children under the age of nine and a curriculum based Museum Activity Trail for children over the age of nine. The museum also offers a hands-on museum workshop entitled Warriors & Hurlers which focuses on the ancient legend of Cú Chulainn and the origins of hurling. Please see website for more details: http://museum.gaa.ie/page/primary_schools.html

As part of its secondary school learning provision the GAA Museum offers a historical tour of the museum focusing on artefacts relating to Gaelic Games from medieval times up to the creation of the Irish Free State. The GAA Museum also offers a secondary schools teachers resource pack entitled The Gaelic Athletic Association through History and Documents 1870-1920. The pack contains historical fact sheets, a selection of facsimile GAA documents as well as document analysis activity sheets. Copies of the pack are available upon request to schools and also to download in PDF format from the museum’s website http://museum.gaa.ie/page/secondary_schools.html

What are the minimum and maximum group sizes and the free Teacher Ratio?

Minimum group size is 20. Extra discounts available for groups of 40 or more.

Also with every 10 children/students, an adult or teacher is free of charge as they are needed to act in a supervisory capacity.

What facilities are there for school groups for food and drink, shop etc?

An eating area can be provided for groups wishing to bring their own packed lunches.

Alternatively,Fitzers Café has a café in the museum and can cater for groups, for their menu options,please contact: sales@fitzerscatering.ie

Is specific clothing required?

Comfortable shoes and warm clothing on colder days are recommended.

Additional information.

The Croke Park Experience is fully accessible to those with physical disabilities.

From April - August, a Croke Park Shuttle Bus will operate to transfer people from the City Centre to the Stadium and vice versa. For more information and updates, please check www.gaa.ie/museum regularly.

For further information or booking please contact a member of the team on 003535 (1) 8192323 or at gaamuseum@crokepark.ie.