GAA fans flocking to Croke Park for the upcoming All-Ireland final are being warned to "park responsibly" following a clamping blitz last weekend.
Thousands of fans visited Croke Park to watch the All-Ireland semi-final match between Dublin and Kerry on Sunday. And on Saturday crowds from Cavan and Westmeath attended the Tailteann Cup final. However, after Saturday's matches, over 100 fans discovered their cars clamped after parking illegally on footpaths on Griffith Avenue, Grace Park Road and Richmond Road.
On Sunday 17 July, Kilkenny will play Limerick in this year's All-Ireland Mens' Senior Hurling Championship final from 3:30pm. In a statement issued to Dublin Live, a spokesperson for Dublin City Council confirmed that over 100 cars were clamped last weekend.
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A spokeswoman for Dublin City Council said: "Enforcement was significantly increased in the area to coincide with the matches in Croke Park over the weekend. DSPS completed around 120 Enforcements in the area over the weekend."
Meanwhile, a disability charity praised Dublin City Council for the "enforcement blitz" during last weekend's games. Access for All claimed that the clamping resulted in “not a single car parked illegally” for Sunday's semi-final clash between Dublin and Kerry.
A spokesman for Access for All said: “While we don’t like to see people hit with fines, we would prefer if drivers would stop and think about how their actions impact on people with disabilities. Don’t break the law and end up with a costly fine, please park responsibly."
Taking to social media, many people criticised GAA supporters who parked their vehicles on footpaths near Croke Park. One person said: "Disgraceful to see so many cars parked around the footpaths near Croke Park on Saturday. It's absolute chaos."
A second person said: "If you’ve parked on Grace Park Road, today is not your day." A third person commented: "The solution is a park and ride public transport system, not turning all of Dublin 9 and 3 into a car park."
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