Kerry team takes to the skies at a cost of €15,000

COUNTY Boards are facing sky-high bills as more and more inter-county teams opt to fly to away games.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2006 - 00:00

Tony Leen

Kerry are the latest county to take to the skies for their key Allianz League Division 1A game on Sunday in Tyrone - at a cost of around €15,000.

They will leave Farranfore Airport at 9.30am Sunday for Derry and will be back in Kerry for 7.30pm on Sunday night. The cost of travelling to Omagh by rail and bus would be around €8,000, it is estimated.

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