The Munster Council of the GAA is doing the work of 62 full-time PE teachers in the province, according to a new report.

The Irish Examiner and Munster GAA teamed up in May to launch the search for the Irish Examiner Munster GAA Supporter of the Year with the aim of acknowledging GAA fans who have real pride in club or county.

Munster GAA have succeeded in building their new, state of the art €3.5m headquarters without acquiring a bank loan.

The dramatic slide in Munster senior hurling championship attendances appears to have been arrested with this year’s estimated figures showing only a small drop from 2011.

The Munster Council are bracing themselves for one of the lowest crowds for a provincial senior football final in the last 50 years.

Anthony Daly has become the latest high profile hurling figure to condemn the price of a covered stand ticket for Sunday’s Munster semi-final between Clare and Waterford.

Munster Council chairman Sean Walsh last night welcomed the return of the provincial ‘Supporter of the Year’ competition, in association with the Irish Examiner, for this season’s inter-county senior championships.

The Championship?

Munster GAA officials will introduce a new raft of price incentives to boost attendances at this year’s Championship venues.

The Munster Council has adopted a common-sense approach to venue selection for the Waterford Crystal Cup and other competitions – and they’re reaping the rewards in terms of atmosphere and attendance, say officials.

IT has been a trying week for Munster Council chairman Seán Walsh.

A TOP Munster Council official told a National Sports Conference in Limerick yesterday that the GAA may have to change its club structure to meet the challenge of increased urbanisation.

LEINSTER chairman Martin Skelly has said the GAA have nothing to fear about the return of replays to all provincial games next year.

THE importance of sport to the people of Limerick is already well documented, but the commercial benefits are also huge.

ATTENDANCES for the Munster senior hurling championship matches were down for the third consecutive year in 2010.

Tipperary, the All-Ireland hurling kingpins of 2010, will open next year's Championship against arch rivals Cork, following tonight's draw for the provincial Championships.

The draws for the 2011 provincial Championships in hurling and football took place tonight at Croke Park.

THE Munster Council has stressed the importance of balanced development plans for GAA clubs if they wish to avoid having “fantastic facilities but limited playing resources”.

KIERAN DONAGHY has stepped up his bid for a dramatic return to Kerry colours for the All-Ireland final by taking a full part in Kingdom training.