Dublin fans planning boycott for sake of “all GAA supporters”

Now they're being serious.

Hell hath no fury like Dublin fans scorned and the capital's GAA contingent are not happy. The big flag with the famous sky blue and navy on it that gets passed around Hill 16 before games is said to be banned from Croke Park in future. It comes from a report from 98FM who say that Dublin Fire Brigade have warned the flag could pose as a fire or security threat. It was therefore decided that the flag would no longer be allowed in headquarters but that decision has naturally not gone down well with Dublin fans and they're not prepared to lie down and accept it. Supporter groups of the boys in blue have united and are calling for a widespread retail boycott in Croke Park in protest to this latest enforcement. They want Dublin fans to avoid the stadium's confectionery shops, its drink pumps, its fast food outlets and merchandise stores but some are still working on a solution. In the meantime though, Dublin fans have taken action and called for the boycott to come in for the champions' quarter-final clash on August 5. They say that the flag is just the tip of the iceberg of how Croke Park regulations are ruining supporters' experience and that this boycott is in the interest of all GAA fans - not just those Dublin fans on Hill 16. In a statement on behalf of Dublin GAA supporter pages, the plan has garnered serious reaction.

"Yesterday's announcement that the large Dublin flag regularly seen at games would not be allowed on Hill 16 any longer was the latest in a long line of ridiculous rules and regulations for supporters who attend Hill 16 on match day. Unnecessary searches even before the new safety rules came in, caps taken off bottles of minerals, flags banned and a huge perspex screen are just some of the unnecessary 'safety measures' we have had to contend with.