Gordon Elliott's Croke Park hung on to win a thrilling Racing Post Long Distance Novice Chase in foggy conditions on day one of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival. Croke Park narrowly beat 10-11 ...

It’s astonishing, for example, that the attendance at Croke Park to see Ali was just 18,725; Ali was a prime 30 years old, one year on from his “Fight of the Century” with Joe Frazier.

He said: “The logic behind it was that we were playing games in Croke Park with half or quarter of an empty stadium. The atmosphere wasn’t there. “Dublin will travel anywhere.

Last year Kerry footballer and avid NFL fan Paudie Clifford announced a pick live from Killarney while this year the Pittsburgh Steelers used Croke Park for their round five announcement.