Ticket tightrope for the GAA as leagues loom

Of all the reasons cited for the disappointing 54,716 crowd that attended last year’s Dublin-Galway All-Ireland SFC semi-final, not much heed was paid to the fact both teams had been in action on three of the previous four weekends.

ALONE HE SITS: Disappointing attendances were an issue for the GAA in last season’s football championship, a situation that makes the decision to increase the costof tickets a risky move on the part of the association. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo.