The Road to Croker

*The Road to Croker*
The Road to Croker
	RTÉ advertisement for the episode hosted by Bertie Ahern in August 2008
Genre	Sports magazine
Presented by	Des Cahill
Country of origin	Ireland
Original languages	English; Irish
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	RTÉ Two
Release	April 2007 –; September 2009
Related
	The Committee Room
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The Road to Croker is a magazine style sports television programme broadcast on RTÉ Two during the Gaelic games season. The programme featured input from clubs, players and managers or Banisteoirí. Retired Gaelic Athletic Association figures, such as Michael "Babs" Keating, also made contributions.^[1] The "Croker" in the title refers to the stadium Croke Park where the season draws to a close in September with the finals in Gaelic football and hurling. The programme was nominated at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs).^[2]

The Road to Croker was produced by Loose Horse.^[3] Episodes were recorded in GAA clubs around Ireland, including Clarinbridge GAA Club in County Galway.^[4] That episode was recorded on the day before it was broadcast.^[4] Episodes were originally broadcast on RTÉ Two on Thursday evenings but the programme was moved to a new slot on Friday evenings for the 2009 season.^[4]^[5] In September 2009 the programme was axed and disbanded. Two years later it was replaced by The Committee Room (later Championship Matters).

^ "70 minutes from All-Ireland day". Waterford News & Star. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference Cahill for ‘The Sunday Game’ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Ahern Steps In For 'The Road To Croker'". Irish Film and Television Network. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Clarenbridge on road to Croker". Galway Independent. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference Comedian and all-Ireland winner Kielty to take 'uniquely irreverent' turn on the Road to Croker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[70_minutes_from_All-Ireland_day-1] "70 minutes from All-Ireland day". Waterford News & Star. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2009.

[Cahill_for_‘The_Sunday_Game’-2] Cite error: The named reference Cahill for ‘The Sunday Game’ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Ahern_Steps_In_For_‘The_Road_To_Croker’-3] "Ahern Steps In For 'The Road To Croker'". Irish Film and Television Network. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2009.

[Clarenbridge_on_road_to_Croker-4] "Clarenbridge on road to Croker". Galway Independent. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2009.

[Comedian_and_all-Ireland_winner_Kielty_to_take_'uniquely_irreverent'_turn_on_the_Road_to_Croker-5] Cite error: The named reference Comedian and all-Ireland winner Kielty to take 'uniquely irreverent' turn on the Road to Croker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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