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Thu 03 Mar 2007Financial hit worth it for a more inclusive Croke ParkThe idea of opening an 82,300-capacity stadium and turning on high-voltage floodlights for no more than a couple of thousand people doesn't make much financial sense. If fact it doesn't make much sense at all. The GAA see it differently and are doing so twice this weekend - starting with the All-Ireland club junior and intermediate football finals on Saturday evening, and again on the Sunday for the corresponding hurling finals. They would save some money by not using the floodlights on Sunday, but GAA president Nickey Brennan insists it's all good policy and something they'll be doing more of.