Championship exits don’t save money,Galway treasurer claims

There is no saving to be made by county boards from one of their flagship teams exiting the All-Ireland championship as early as mid-June, Galway treasurer Mike Burke has claimed.

Galway’s unexpected departure from the race for Liam MacCarthy has guaranteed that the county’s overall team expenses bill for 2019 will fall well short of last year’s €1.84m total, which represented a 41% increase on the 2017 figure. But this does not mean good news where the end-of-year accounts are concerned, according to Burke, as fundraising efforts over the coming months will be hampered by Galway’s non-involvement across the remainder of the hurling summer.