ABSTRACT
Any assessment of legacy has, in recent decades, tended to focus on major international events such as World Cups or the Olympic Games. While the hard legacies of international events, such as stadia, have successfully been reused, as with the Stade de France, built for the 1998 World Cup, others have fallen into disrepair. It is estimated that the Greek government spent €8.9 billion to host the 2004 Olympic Games, but by 2012 most of the purpose-built venues had been abandoned and were derelict. Rather than focusing on a new stadium or event, and assessing its legacy, this chapter will focus on an old stadium. Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, was opened in the 1870s, has been in constant use ever since and has acted as a social partner to the surrounding neighbourhood.
