The GAA are keen to showcase their senior championships at the outset of Ireland’s presidency of the EU later this year. “I'd also be pushing the fact that we have a huge opportunity with the Irish presidency of the EU for the last six months of the year. McKenna revealed the sale of food and beverage at the NFL game five months ago was “off the charts”. Like the current Croke Park Hotel, it will be operated under the auspices of The Doyle Collection and should deliver €2 million in passive income per annum for the GAA. The switch follows a request by RTÉ who are showing a provincial football game later that afternoon.

Source: Irish Examiner February 12, 2026 18:20 UTC