Relegation will put huge dent in Cork or Galway coffers

The losers of Sunday’s Allianz HL relegation play-off stand to take a major hit in their income from gate receipts next year.

Either Galway or Cork will drop to Division 1B this weekend and the latter’s involvement in the second tier in 2014 is proof positive of the financial repercussions that come with relegation from the top flight.

Cork’s income from the 2015 NHL, during which they had four home games against Clare, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Wexford, amounted to €160,301, a 280% increase on the year previous.Cork plied their trade in Division 1B during the spring of 2014 and despite home games against Limerick, Wexford and Offaly, income from gates reached only €57,134.