Residents near Croke Park fume over ‘vile’ act by hurling fans at the weekend

Residents living near Croke Park in Dublin were left angered at the weekend after the behaviour of some fans heading to the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals on Saturday and Sunday.

Clare beat Kilkenny in the first semi-final on Saturday afternoon while Cork overcame Limerick in a thriller on Sunday. Despite  a reduced crowd of around 40,000 for the first game, the Limerick v Cork game was a sell-out with over 80,000 fans spilling into the stadium on Sunday.

However, the behaviour of some of the fans angered residents who claimed they are fed up with fans urinating on their streets or even in their gardens.

One local took to X on Sunday and said: “Why can’t Croke Park put portaloos in a 2km radius of the stadium? I’m sick of seeing men p**sing on the streets or in my garden! It’s not acceptable. If you run events you have a sense of responsibility to your community.”

This post drew a huge reaction with other locals agreeing with the sentiments and slamming fans for their disgusting behaviour.

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One person responded by saying “the nearby laneway is stinking,” with the original poster describing that situation as “absolutely vile.”

Another added: “I completely agree with you, but also why do men think it’s ok to wee on the street or in someone’s garden. Women have to hold it till we get somewhere, why can’t they?”

A resident near the Aviva Stadium on the opposite side of Dublin city said they endure similar behaviour. They posted: “I think that’s a very good point. I live near Aviva and the smell of piss is so annoying. Maybe a stadium should have to fund permanent public toilets every few 100m for a few km.”

A man who had worked events at the stadium said it “was a particular issue today [Sunday] a lot of patrons had a lot of liquid consumed before & during the game, doesn’t justify that behaviour. I’ve worked events there before, even with portaloos, there will still be some that sadly think they can behave as they wish.”

Others put the onus on Dublin City Council to provide more public toilets while one person suggested “pubs that serve the alcohol should put the loos en route,” adding, “Croke Park caters for their patrons within the ground quite well.”