Longford set to make history as Dublin clash a sell-out

LONGFORD County Board is looking forward to seeing history made in Pearse Park when they host holders Dublin in a Leinster senior football championship game for the first time on Sunday.

Predictably, the game is a sell-out, with all of their 5,000 tickets long since snapped up in Longford and a similar situation prevailing with Dublin’s allocation of 9,500. With the balance going to the Leinster Council, the ground will be filled to its capacity of close to 15,500.

“This is what the ‘real’ GAA is all about — hosting a major championship game,” comments County Board Chairman Martin Scally. “Our neighbours Roscommon have it all the time, but it will be a first for Longford. It is history in the making,” he said.