Limerick GAA's team spending rises to almost €2.2m for 2025 

TREATY LEADER: Limerick manager John Kiely saw his team exit the championship at the quarter-final stage in 2025. Photo by Tom Beary/Sportsfile

Limerick GAA’s team expenditure in 2025 rose to €2.196 million but they recorded a surplus of €665,721 for the year.

TUS Gaelic Grounds’s hosting of the Munster SHC final between Limerick and Cork was a key factor in the positive figure, which was an increase from €592,371 in 2024.

Income from associated bodies such as Munster GAA and Central Council, which would have incorporated the rental of the Ennis Road venue for that game in June, came to €1.337m compared to €979,456 in the previous accounting year.

Limerick’s footballers would also have received a team holiday grant for reaching the Tailteann Cup final, although their extended run would have added to the team administration costs countering the hurlers going out at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage to Dublin.

Limerick’s team preparations costs were €1.987m in 2024 when the senior hurlers lost to Cork in an All-Ireland semi-final having earlier won a sixth consecutive Munster title.

Total income for Limerick GAA came to €4.835m, up from €4.368m in 2024. Gate receipts increased to €809,744 from €646,055 as did commercial income (€1.58m from €1.309m). Fundraising was almost cut in half to €414,760.

Total expenditure came to €4.169m whereas the figure was €3.776m in 2024. Match-days costs jumped by over €130,000 to €474,139. Non-team administrative costs were down slightly to €361,329 while a voluntary tax disclosure of €82,000 covering the previous four years was made as per the collective agreement between the GAA and Revenue.

Limerick, who broke the €2m barrier in 2023 when they lifted the Liam MacCarthy Cup, join Galway (€2.3m) and Kerry (€2.1m) in surpassing the mark this year. Last year, Cork (€2.386m) and Tipperary (€2.175m) both exceeded €2m in team expenditure and they are expected to do the same when they reveal their financial reports in the coming days. Donegal may also clear the figure.

Meanwhile, Tipperary’s All-Ireland SHC winning hurlers’s 2026 opening game against Waterford in the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League has been fixed for Clonmel Sportsground on Saturday, January 3 (2pm throw-in).

At the same time, Clare and Limerick will face off in the other group in Tulla and The Banner will conclude their group stage with a trip to Mallow to face Cork on January 12 (7pm).

Limerick have yet to confirm the venue for their clash with Cork on January 7 but the throw-in is scheduled for 7.35pm.

Parnell Park has also been confirmed for the All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final between Loughrea and Slaughtneil on Sunday, December 21.