No danger in terrace at final, GAA chiefs insist

THE GAA's Munster Council has stressed there was "absolutely no danger" to spectators in the Blackrock end terrace in Sunday's hurling final, which saw a small number of young people escorted on to the area behind the end line.

Their assertion is backed up by gardaí who were on duty and who attributed the problem to the fact that about 100 people arrived at the stiles in the five minutes before the match began.

Supt Ger Dillane, who was in charge of garda operations, explained that the supporters who arrived late attempted to move into the area at the bottom of the terrace, where children were accommodated.