my daughter and i stayed in the croke park hotel on saturday the 14th of feb 2009 because my brother was playing in the all-ireland AIB football final on the 14th, saturday.We checked in at 2pm aprox. left our luggage in our room, had a lovely lunch and headed to the city centre for a bit of shopping before the game.we arrived back at around 4.30 pm to welcome our team st. michaels of galway and the supporters had a chat and a laugh, then proceeded to the game in croker, just a few seconds walk away. when the national anthem was played and my brother and his team standing for their very first time in croke park , everyone had a tear in their eye, it was the most uplifting and emotional and proud night in our lives, we will never forget. eventhough we didn't win the final, our spirits were high, afterwards we headed back to the hotel, and had the best night ever, and the room service was fantastic, my daughter and i had a beautiful meal. and the breakfast in the early hours of the morning was superb, so thank you all again for a most memorable experience, never to be forgotten, mise le meas, bernie stewart-qadri, gaillimh.