Attendances at hurling championship set to pass 600,000

Attendances for the All-Ireland senior hurling championship will smash the 600,000 mark on Sunday and exceed 700,000 when Limerick face the winners of Clare and Galway in the August 19 All-Ireland final.

Although finalised figures aren’t yet provided, crowds for the 22 matches across the provincial championships attracted total crowds of 421,122. Combining the 125,264 number that attended last Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-finals, the 28,851 that were in Cork and Thurles to witness the All-Ireland quarter-finals and the approximate 9,000 figure that paid into see the preliminary quarter-finals, the current estimated figure stands at 584,237.