Ticket prices for All-Ireland senior football and hurling finals increase to €100

Admission to the All-Ireland semi-finals and quarter-finals will rise by €5.

The teams march in the parade before the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final between Kilkenny and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The GAA have increased the price for stand tickets to July’s All-Ireland senior finals from €90 to €100.

As first reported by the Irish Examiner in January, the recommendation to bump admission for the games had come from the association’s national finance management committee.

A decision on the matter had been delayed pending further discussion. However, the GAA confirmed that entry to each of the biggest days in the sport’s calendar will be €100 for the Cusack, Davin and Hogan Stands and €55 for Hill 16, which had been €50 previously.

All-Ireland final stand tickets last increased in 2019 when they rose from €80 to €90. The previous jump was in 2011 when they went from €70 to €80. Admission to the All-Ireland semi-finals and quarter-finals will also rise by €5. Earlier this week, it was confirmed tickets for Sunday week’s Munster SHC final would increase by the same amount.

At the most recent Central Council meeting earlier this month, recommendations to improve the matchday experience on All-Ireland final day were passed. They include improved pre-match entertainment at the stadium and more interaction with the supporters.

The GAA statement today read: “The GAA can confirm that tickets for the 2024 All-Ireland hurling and football finals will be priced at €100 (stand) and €55 (terrace), an increase of €10 and €5 respectively on 2023 prices.

“Ticket prices for quarter-finals and semi-finals will increase by €5. This is the first increase to final ticket prices since 2019, and second in 14 years, and is part of a ticketing review which featured discounts during the Allianz Leagues, has seen new ‘3 for 2’ offers for All-Ireland series games and GAA membership discounts of €5 issued via Foireann for the Allianz League Finals and again for the upcoming football and hurling preliminary quarter-finals.

“Revenue generated from our fixtures will increase our club grants for the redevelopment of pitches and club facilities from €3m in 2023 to €4.5m in 2024 and allow the Association to commit to allocating €5m for club facilities in 2025. As part of its redistribution model the GAA seeks to re-invest a minimum of 83% annually of its revenues generated back across its network in support of all its affiliated units.

“The additional ticket revenues generated will underpin a continued growth in our investment into Coaching and Games (€12m), Infrastructural Redevelopment of our County Grounds and Venues (€5m) and the continued capacity to assist club infrastructure through the GAA’s Club Development Fund Scheme. As usual, tickets for All-Ireland Finals will be distributed via our club and county network.”