Throwing in a few 25 year olds 
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Cathal O’Neill will feel a bit miffed
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Having two or three All Ireland medals must disqualify you.
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I’m surprised Kyle Hayes wasn’t in there
Nothing surpasses the quality of the old Tribunes All Stars in Ten Years colum each Christmas, a great read
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I’m surprised he’s not in mountjoy tbh
Go easy, chap made a mistake and the law has run its course. He was hardly going to Mountjoy regardless.
He seemed to be having a ball below in Killarney before Christmas enjoying his freedom.
Limerick are goosed we’ve nothing coming through sure
As many Fellas To Watch as Tyrone, the decline will be savage.
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The Munster Council are set to increase adult ticket prices for their forthcoming senior hurling championship as they look to fund a series of capital projects in the six counties.
Stand admission for matches from April 21 are expected to jump from €20 for Munster SHC round-robin games. Stand tickets for the final are currently priced at €40. In 2018, tickets for the inaugural round-robin fixtures were €25 when bought on the day of the game.
Last year’s competition accrued record gate receipts of €5.4 million but attendances are expected to be down this year as Walsh Park is available to Waterford again. They played their home games in FBD Semple Stadium last year. Both opening round games on April 21, Clare v Limerick in Ennis and Waterford v Cork in Walsh Park, are expected to sell out.
A meeting of the council’s management committee later this month will finalise the ticket prices as they look to subvent a series of infrastructural projects across the province. “The reality is we have a lot of commitments in the coming years, €7.2m of funding for centres of excellence and various other facilities across the six counties,” said Munster GAA chief executive Kieran Leddy “For example, Kerry are starting their artificial pitch at Currans, there is work at Caherlohan in Clare as there is in Mick Neville Park in Rathkeale.
“We are looking at ticket prices as it’s really the only way we can generate revenue. Kids will remain the same at €5 and 25% to 30% of our crowds are now made up of children.”
Leddy also highlighted the €3.5m to €4m that will be required at FBD Semple Stadium “just to maintain it… it won’t add anything for players or spectator facilities” and phase two of Walsh Park where new dressing rooms will be constructed.
He continued: “We have a huge number of commitments including 52 full-time games development staff, €1.6m in club development grants and playing facilities is going to be a real priority for us. The unavailability of pitches has become a major issue, we have seen that difficulty and we have to develop a network of artificial pitches. Not a huge number of them but enough around the province.
“Each costs around €1.5m and whether they are GAA-owned, in a partnership with a third party or on a municipal level they are needed and using them incurs considerable charges. They’re going to be vital in the years ahead especially at schools levels. Right now, 40% of all schools games have been played on artificial pitches.”
A feasibility study is also being done on building a Munster GAA dome similar to Connacht’s in Bekan outside Ballyhaunis in Co Mayo. “That will be a big investment but some of what counties are planning is required just to stand still,” noted Leddy. “They are looking at spending €25m on playing and training facilities over the next five years.”
The GAA are currently considering increasing their All-Ireland senior championship ticket prices including the final where stand admission could jump from €90 to €100.
Some people borderline getting priced out of going to all Championhip games now if that’s what you’re into doing. Between Tolls, Food, Fuel, Tickets; you’d be crippled enough
And the Season Ticket holders need to pay for the first 2 Championship games.
It was €150 and you got the league and first 2 Championship games.
It got reduced to €140 but that only covers the league.
The article doesn’t actually state how much they will increase.
I think round robin stand tickets were €25 last year rather than €20 as stated, so presume they will go to €30.
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Wasn’t even aware of that for the Season Tickets now. They sound like they’re almost wanted to be phased out by The GAA
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That’s exactly it, they don’t want them in use.
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They are grand until counties start making all Ireland finals and county boards have less Tickets to play around with
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In all fairness maybe they should look at reducing the spend from running IC teams and use that savings here. Warm weather training is not necessary
Limerick were fairly shafted with the season pass this year if hurling is your only interest. Looks like could be no home games in the league the way it’s going.
At least we’ll have tickets for Ennis I suppose
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Ennis is a lovely little ground. Great atmosphere there when it’s heaving. Loads of fellas losing their minds in the crowd as well which adds to it.
Looking forward to the real stuff. Hurling, lads. Jesus there’s no bate of it.
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Agreed. Insanely tame in terms of facilities but it’s unreal when there’s an atmosphere.
Love the setting of it too in the middle of the town.
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