Feeney: Mayo defeat would have cost €1m

A SHOCK Mayo defeat to London on Sunday could have resulted in a loss of up to €1m for the GAA and the business community in Castlebar.

Mayo never led during normal time and only pulled away to record a 0-19 to 2-10 in extra-time and set up a Connacht semi-final against Galway in McHale Park in Castlebar.

That game on June 26 is set to attract a crowd in excess of 25,000, producing gate receipts of up to €500,000, with a similar amount being spent in the town on the day.