Déise chiefs to scrap controversial Munster final ticket levy

FOLLOWING the Munster hurling final venue debacle which led to apologies to the Munster Council and the Cork and Tipperary county boards, the Waterford County Board executive is again on the back foot after they scrapped a controversial levy on ticket prices.

Less than 72 hours after deciding to impose the €5 levy on the purchase price of tickets for the July 11 Munster hurling final, in which Waterford will play the winners of Sunday’s Cork/Limerick tie, the hugely controversial proposal has been ditched.

Confirming the decision to drop the plan – which would have required the approval of Croke Park – county secretary Timmy O’Keeffe did not, however, spell out the specifics behind the decision to scrap the additional ticket charge.