Letters to the Editor: Counting the cost of going to GAA games

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Letters to the Editor: Counting the cost of going to GAA games

Fourmilewater's James McGrath and Thomas O'Gorman putting the pressure on Ballygunner's Kevin Mahony during Saturday's Waterford Senior Hurling Championship semi-final at Fraher Field. The Gunners went on to win 1-23 to 1-15. Picture: Patrick Browne

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023 - 01:45

The cost of going to club GAA matches has gone beyond the ordinary working family.

For myself, my wife, and my two teenage children (one of whom is a college student), to attend last Saturday evening’s Waterford county senior hurling semi-final in Dungarvan between Fourmilewater and Ballygunner was €70!

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