Dublin could enjoy a significant advantage in the new-look All-Ireland SFC group stage by having two home games.
Similar to the ‘Super 8s’ structure that was in place in 2018 and ‘19, teams are due to play one game at home, one away and another at a neutral venue under the new structure.
Back then, Dublin nominated Croke Park, where they have played their home League games since 2011, as their home venue and they also played their designated neutral fixture at GAA headquarters.
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It led to a challenge from Donegal, who had to play their ‘neutral’ game against Dublin at Croke Park in 2018, and though it proved to be unsuccessful, a motion to Congress in 2020 subsequently allowed for neutral games to take place outside of Croke Park.
But with the intervention of the Covid-19 pandemic that year, the ‘Super 8s’ was shelved that year and wasn’t reinstated thereafter.
However, with Dublin certain to nominate Croke Park as their home venue for the round robin stage which kicks in after the provincial championships, GAA officials have stated that the possibility of their neutral fixture also being staged there remains on the table.
