Semi-final attendances surge 33,000 over 2012 equivalents

The combined attendances at the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals over the past two Sundays amounted to over 33,000 more than the cumulative figure for the 2012 semi-finals.

The crowd in Croke Park at the weekend was 62,962, which was 870 more than the attendance at the first semi-final between Cork and Dublin (60,092).

Last year’s Kilkenny v Tipperary semi-final attracted 50,243 supporters and the attendance for the Galway v Cork game was 41,550.