Leinster SFC final set to attract over 50,000 to Croke Park

This weekend's Munster SHC clash between Clare and Tipperary in Ennis is set to have a similar crowd to that which attended the Banner's draw with Cork.

48,875 attended the infamous 2010 Leinster SFC final between Louth and Meath. Pic: Sportsfile

Sunday’s Leinster SFC final between Louth and Meath in Croke Park is set to attract a bumper crowd in excess of 50,000.

Both counties are reporting significant uptake in tickets ahead of their first provincial decider meeting in 15 years.

That infamous 2010 clash drew a crowd of 48,875 to GAA HQ and the rematch is in line to be the largest for a provincial showdown since the Dublin-Kildare Leinster final of 2017, which recorded an attendance of 66,734.

No provincial final has come close to that figure since then. In 2019, 47,027 watched Dublin trounce Meath to claim a ninth straight Leinster title. The closest to that figure outside Leinster since then was the Tyrone-Down Ulster showdown that same year, which brought 31,912 to Clones before the capacity of the St Tiernach's Park was scaled down following healthy and safety measures.

Saturday evening’s Armagh-Donegal Ulster SFC final in the Monaghan town will be a 29,000 sell-out. Tickets for the Clare-Tipperary Munster SHC Round 3 game in Ennis are also in high demand with an anticipated crowd similar to the 20,778 who were in attendance for last month’s Cork game.

No tickets are currently available on public sale for Sunday week’s Limerick-Cork Munster SHC Round 4 game in TUS Gaelic Grounds, which is expected to reach the stadium’s 41,000 capacity.