TV figures boost for GAA despite competition from World Cup

GAA chiefs yesterday announced television viewer figures have increased for the first three months of this year’s All-Ireland championships, despite the competing attraction of the World Cup during June and July.

Recorded figures for the months of May, June and July show a year on year increase of 44%, 1% and 9% respectively. The aggregate viewer figures for the 2010 campaign show an increase of 29%, up from 8,466,000 for 37 games to 10,947,000 for 43 games. The average figure game by game showed an 11% rise.

Meanwhile, the Mayo County Board have requested that clubs send in their nominations for the vacant senior manager’s post by August 20, deferring the closing date until after a review into the future of football in the county has been completed.