Kildare in need of Croker trips

League games at Croke Park could be a lucrative business for a debt-ridden county like Kildare.

The Lilywhites’ financial troubles continue to mount but their access to GAA HQ for Allianz Division 1 league fixtures means they pocketed €150,000 from the league in 2013.

The county, whose recent financial troubles have been well documented, played Dublin and Donegal at Croke Park during this year’s Allianz League Division 1 campaign, two games which helped to bring in an estimated €100,000 to the Kildare accounts.