Ulster blame weather for poor attendance

THE Ulster Council have blamed the weather for the poor crowd that turned up in Ballybofey for the Donegal and Antrim clash on Sunday.

Only 7,385 attended the scrappy game played in wintry-like conditions at MacCumhaill Park, while the incessant rain made for a muted atmosphere. Oliver Galligan, PRO for the Ulster Council, said poor weather coupled with the fact the match was live on RTÉ made up the minds of a lot of people.

“We were disappointed with the attendance but it was a really poor day from a weather point of view and people might’ve got up with the intention of going and then decided against it,” he said.