John Fogarty: Green waves show Limerick is hurling country
Limerick supporters celebrate a score during the Munster SHC Round 3 win over Tipperary at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
The good times are back for the Munster Council. After three rounds of the senior hurling championship, yet-to-be-finalised attendances for the six games are hovering around the 140,000 mark, approximately 20,000 more than it was at this stage in the last pre-pandemic season of 2019.
Ultimately, it is unlikely to hit the 236,000 total for the entire round stages of three years ago because the smaller capacity venues of Cusack and Walsh Park host three of the final four matches and the meeting of Tipperary and Cork in Thurles could be a dead rubber. Nevertheless, the numbers have been good considering the Covid hesitancy that is out there, ticketing issues and the concurrent minor and U20 games on weekdays that are drawing more from people’s pockets.
