GAA admits that attendances are down
July 26, 2016
The Westmeath players and management stand dejected after their Leinster SFC final defeat to Dublin at Croke Park.
©INPHO/Donall Farmer.
GAA director general Paraic Duffy concedes that attendances at this summer's championship matches have fallen.
In a round-about way, the Monaghan man admits that the strength of Dublin and weakness of Cork are two factors hitting Association coffers:
"Our attendances are somewhat down this year, but we'd hope that would recover as the summer goes on," he tells The Irish Times.
"It was always going to be a difficult summer with the Euros and we haven't had the best weather, but overall, if you take Connacht and Ulster, they've been absolutely fine.
"It's only around Munster, and Leinster, and part of that honestly is Dublin being so strong. And a big factor too is what teams come through.
"If Cork don't make a Munster football final for example you lose 20,000 people straight off. And Leinster has taken a drop because Dublin is so strong. So we accept that."
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