GAA fear meagre crowds will continue

The alarming decline in attendance figures during this summer’s All-Ireland SFC looks set to continue apace this Sunday with a meagre crowd of 35,000 expected at Croke Park for the quarter-final double-header.

Provincial champions Kerry and Mayo will lock horns with Galway and Cork respectively in an attractive billing at Jones Road but GAA top-brass are predicting a modest crowd with a spokesperson for Croke Park yesterday reporting extremely poor ticket sales.

Last year’s quarter-final double-header involving the Munster and Connacht winners drew 63,446 supporters to the capital, but Sunday’s fare will be nearly half that figure.