IN 2001 as part compensation and recognition of the disruption to local residents from the activities at Croke Park, the GAA gifted the local community a community centre to support the development of community social and leisure activities for residents living within the event day barriers.
The Centre is managed by the Clonliffe and Croke Park District Residents Associations.
When the GAA announced plans to redevelop Croke Park Stadium in the early '90s, a series of meetings with the local community followed, and through these meetings community representatives sought support from the GAA to help the local area realise its ambition of opening a community centre.
In 2001, a unit in the Richmond Road Industrial Estate, off Distillery Road, was identified as having potential to be redeveloped as a community centre. The GAA acquired the building, and as part compensation and recognition of the disruption to local residents from the activities at Croke Park the GAA gifted the local community the community centre to support the development of community, social and leisure activities for residents living within the event day barriers. The GAA's construction team adapted the building, fitting it out with a new gym, offices, meeting rooms and associated facilities.
The GAA leased the building for a term of 99 years to Clonliffe and Croke Park Community Hall Limited, a limited company with charitable status that is managed by a board of directors comprising representatives of the local community.
Since opening the doors of Clonliffe & Croke Park Community Centre in 2002, the management committee has endeavored to operate it as a safe and secure community facility for all the people who live within the boundaries of the Clonliffe and District and Croke Park Residents Associations.
The management of Clonliffe & Croke Park Community Centre place particular emphasis on providing employment, training and educational empowerment programmes to support the social development and inclusion of those members of the community experiencing social exclusion.
Activities currently at Clonliffe & Croke Park Community Centre
- Dance Classes
- Martial Arts Training
- FETAC Computer Classes
- Junior Arts & Crafts
- Indoors Bowls
- Community Meetings
- Drama Group Rehearsals
