John Fogarty: Arbitrary crowd restrictions don’t make sense

The 200 figure seems as arbitrary a construct as a €9 door charge to pay for an alcoholic drink

The sparse crowd keep their distance ahead of the St Martin’s-Oulart the Ballagh game at Wexford Park on Friday night. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

This past weekend was supposed to be a time to be grateful. After being away from a third of the year, actual Gaelic Games had returned and people were able to see them in person.

Not too many sports can say that right now. There is a daily reminder from the Premier League and Championship that supporters are not welcome right now.