Leinster chief defends attendances

LEINSTER COUNCIL chairman Seamus Howlin has launched a stout defence of attendance figures this summer.

Concern has been expressed over the level of football at a number of games in both codes in recent weeks and, in particular, the 11,000 or so that took in the Bank Holiday Monday Munster semi-final between Waterford and Clare.

“A lot has been said and written by various so-called experts about attendances at Gaelic Games this year,” said Howlin in his programme notes for yesterday’s provincial hurling double-header at Croke Park.