Motorway tolls on road to Croke Park will not be lifted for All-Ireland hurling fans

Day of semi final saw long tailbacks at M7/M8 toll plaza

Member of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service decorating Ennis Fire Station ahead of this Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final between Clare and Cork. Picture: Press 22

The only thing Cork and Clare hurling fans will see lifted this Sunday is the Liam MacCarthy Cup after calls for a lifting of motorway tolls on the road to Croke Park fell on deaf ears.

Long tailbacks at the M7/M8 toll plaza in Laois the weekend before last, as tens of thousands of Cork and Limerick fans merged on the road to Croke Park for the semi-final, prompted calls on the toll operators to lift the barriers for Sunday’s All Ireland hurling final clash between Cork and Clare.