GAA set for bumper weekend

A SUMMER pockmarked by disappointing attendances is set for a marked improvement this weekend with large attendances in Croke Park likely to generate over €3m in gate receipts for the GAA.

In a statement released yesterday evening, the association announced that crowds were down by only 2% on their 2009 equivalents but they conceded that numbers at some ‘traditional’ fixtures had been less satisfactory.

Dublin’s early elimination from the Leinster Championship and the lack of interest in the Cork-Limerick hurling encounter were among the reasons listed for the shortfall but the third factor was by far the most significant.