Of all the reasons cited for the disappointing 54,716 crowd that attended last year’s Dublin-Galway All-Ireland SFC semi-final, not much heed was paid to the fact both teams had been in action on three of the previous four weekends.

The governing body of European football has been granted a High Court injunction aimed at tackling illicit streaming of matches.

The lack of major one-off events, such as big European Rugby Cup matches and Bruce Springsteen concerts, resulted in operating profits halving at the company which owns Thomond Park.