GAA cheer crowd figures boost

GAA ATTENDANCE figures for the season have exceeded all expectations, with director general Páraic Duffy indicating yesterday that numbers for the Championship have actually increased.

It had been expected that attendances would be hit heavily by the economic downturn and the GAA had prepared itself for such an eventuality.

However, it now appears unlikely the Association will suffer any reduction whatsoever, according to Duffy, which would be a remarkable achievement in the current climate.