Bloody Sunday, 21 st November 1920 In 1920 the War of Independence was ongoing in Ireland. On the morning of November 21st, an elite assassination unit known as ‘The Squad’ mounted an operation planned by Michael Collins, Director of Intelligence of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

A microcosm of the War of Independence; the events of Bloody Sunday on 21st November 1920 marked a decisive turning-point in Irish history. In Croke Park, the Dublin and Tipperary football teams lined out for a great challenge match.

The focal point of our heartfelt anniversary programme is of course our new Remembering Bloody Sunday exhibition. The exhibition provides a factual account of the tragic day through artefacts, documents and photographs.

The youngest victim of the shootings at Croke Park was ten-year-old Jerome O’Leary from nearby Blessington Street. Schoolboy Jerome was the second child of Cork natives Jerome and Ellen. O’Leary was shot through the head as he sat watching the match on a wall behind the canal goal.

Back to Bloody Sunday 100; Remembering Bloody Sunday . The new Remembering Bloody Sunday exhibition provides a factual account of the tragic day through artefacts, documents and photographs. Some of the artefacts and documents on display include:

The GAA Museum at Croke Park has launched a poignant commemorative events series to mark the centenary of Bloody Sunday, the darkest day in the history of the GAA and a pivotal day in the Irish War of Independence.

Dec 4, 2020 · A new Bloody Sunday Exhibition has just reopened at the GAA Museum in Croke Park. The exhibition honours the victims, tells their stories, and provides visitors with a place to reflect and learn more about the events surrounding the darkest day in GAA history.

Artist David Sweeney, who is a former Dublin senior hurling captain and eLearning Manager at Croke Park, shows his specially commissioned Bloody Sunday commemoration artwork, 'Transilience', at the launch of the GAA Museum’s Bloody Sunday centenary events series.

Later that afternoon, the British authorities sent a militaryforce allegedly to search for arms in Croke Park where a football match betweenTipperary and Dublin was being played. In the mayhem that followed, 14civilians were killed and over 70 …

The GAA Museum remembers the tragedy of Bloody Sunday 1920 with special commemorative guided tours of Croke Park.