‘Croke Park’

The Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820 to Present boxing exhibition launched its Dublin tour at Croke Park’s GAA Museum recently.

Such dignitaries as the venerable Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, the United States Ambassador to Ireland, and former world featherweight champion and boxing Hall of Famer Barry McGuigan joining curator Jim Houlihan were at the kick off the eclectic exhibition celebrating 200 years of Irish and Irish American boxing featuring memorabilia, artifacts and photographs on Irish pugilists. More...