McGill: fine weather has boosted crowds

GAA director of games administration Feargal McGill admits good weather over the past couple of weekends has been a major contributory factor to the All-Ireland qualifier crowds.

While also acknowledging Croke Park are delighted with the numbers going to the backdoor games, McGill said it’s still too early to judge the trend of championship attendances this year.

“When people were criticising attendances at the start of the championship we said it was far too early to make judgments,” he said.