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sport · Sunday 28 June 2026 · 2:00pm 
Leinster Football Championship - Dublin
At Croke Park · Croke Park, Jones Road, Dublin 3, Co. Dublin
At Croke Park · Croke Park, Jones Road, Dublin 3, Co. Dublin
Leinster Championship football at Croke Park is one of the great set pieces of the GAA year. Dublin in the provincial championship draws packed terraces and a noise level that builds from the moment the teams run out. This is senior inter-county football at its most competitive - quick, physical, and played in front of a crowd that knows the game well. If you have never been to Croke Park for a championship fixture, a summer Sunday afternoon there is hard to beat for sheer atmosphere.
The match kicks off at 2:00pm, giving you time to get settled before the throw-in. Croke Park holds 82,300 people and it can fill quickly for Dublin championship games, so arrive early to find your seat and take in the warm-ups. The standard of play at Leinster Championship level is high - these are county panels that train full-time and the pace reflects it. Expect a tight, tactical game with bursts of pace and long-range scoring. Dublin have historically been one of the strongest sides in the province and any Leinster Championship fixture featuring the county brings out committed support on both sides. Pre-match entertainment is typically available around the ground, and the stadium has a range of food and drink options under the stands.
Croke Park is on Jones Road in Dublin 3, about a 15-minute walk from the city centre. Public transport is the recommended approach on match days. Drumcondra railway station (Irish Rail) is roughly a five-minute walk from the ground - trains run from Connolly Station and Pearse in the city. The Luas Red Line stops at Connolly, from where it is about a 16-minute walk. Dublin Bus serves the area well: routes 1, 13, 16, 19, 27a, and 41 all pass nearby. If you are driving, the stadium has around 600 on-site parking spaces, though these fill fast - arriving at least 90 minutes before kick-off is sensible, and many supporters park in the residential streets to the north and walk in.
Dublin city centre is on the doorstep - Drumcondra, Phibsborough, and Mountjoy Square are all within a short walk of the ground, with plenty of good pubs for the post-match debrief. There is more to see in Dublin and across Co. Dublin.
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