Rule 42

Rule 42 (now Rule 5.1[1] and Rule 44[2] in the 2008 guide) is a rule of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) which in practice prohibits the playing of non-Gaelic games in GAA stadiums. The rule is often mistakenly believed to prohibit foreign sports at GAA owned stadiums.[3] However, non-Gaelic games such as boxing and American football did take place in Croke Park before Rule 42 was modified.

  1. ^ "2009 official guide part1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  2. ^ "2008 official guide part1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. ^ McGee, Eugene (14 November 2007). "Why GAA needs this dose of reality". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2010.