Etihad Skyline Tour to Open at Croke Park Stadium
Etihad Skyline tour to open at Croke Park Stadium
Croke Park Stadium has announced that the Etihad Skyline tour on the roof of the historic ground will open to the public on Friday, 1 June. Sponsored by Etihad Airways, the roof-top tour of Croke Park boasts spectacular panoramic views of Dublin city and its surroundings from 44 metres or 17 storeys above the ground.
With an investment of over €1m and the creation of 10 jobs, the opening of the Etihad Skyline at Croke Park is expected to bring even more visitors to what is already Dublin’s most visited attraction.
Some 100 tonnes of painted galvanized steel have gone into creating a 0.6-kilometre walkway, which was fabricated in Portlaoise and has been installed within the existing steel roof support structure at Croke Park. Five viewing platforms have been created along the walkway, which offers a unique perspective of Dublin’s most famous and celebrated landmarks.
Among the more notable landmarks which can be viewed from the Etihad Skyline are Glasnevin Cemetery, Guinness Brewery, the Dublin Mountains, Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Poolbeg Lighthouse, Trinity College, The Spire, St. Patrick’s and Christchurch Cathedrals, the Phoenix Park and Docklands buildings.
The two-hour tour with an experienced tour guide will see groups of up to 30 people ascend to the Etihad Skyline walkway following a full briefing in the stadium dressing room. Each of the five viewing platforms features interpretative panels, which highlight the famous landmarks in the line of vision. Visitors will also be able to learn more about these sites through multi-lingual audio guides, which are available in six languages and include historical information, quirky anecdotes, and interviews with the major figures working at some of Dublin’s most famous locations visible from the Etihad Skyline.
The more adventurous visitors will have the chance to make their Etihad Skyline experience even more memorable by walking out from the stadium roof onto a specially designed walkway which is suspended above the Croke Park pitch. Not for the faint-hearted, this view of Croke Park shows Ireland’s most famous arena from an entirely different and breath-taking perspective.
According to Peter McKenna, Croke Park stadium director: “We are delighted to be opening the Etihad Skyline tour at Croke Park. Not only is the Etihad Skyline a great addition to the stadium, but it is also a great addition to Dublin and Irish tourism. We expect the tour to become one of the most popular attractions in the country and we are confident that everyone who takes the tour will be convinced that this has been a more than worthwhile investment.”
For more information and bookings, visit Croke Park’s website.