Dublin ticket-hunters face disappointment

THOUSANDS of Dublin fans look set to be disappointed in their search for tickets for the second game running after yesterday’s decision to play a Leinster semi-final double header at Croke Park on June 25.

A bumper crowd was already expected for the Dublin-Laois meeting at Croke Park on that date, but a full house is now guaranteed with supporters of Wexford and either Offaly or Kildare due to receive their own substantial allocations.

The decision to put the first semi-final back a week and play the two games on the same bill was taken by the Leinster Council yesterday as a result of the expected delays arising from the Offaly sub saga, a saga that looks like going all the way to the Disputes Resolution Authority.