GATE receipts will likely have exceeded a record €5million when the Munster Senior Hurling Championship comes to its conclusion with Sunday’s final in Thurles.
The total attendance for the 10-game round-robin stage of the competition was 270,750, 4,000 more than last season.
The enduring appeal of the Munster SHC is set to continue with a sold-out Limerick/Clare Final.
A crowd of 45,000, if the finalised capacity allows for it, would see the entire 2023 attendance figure of 310,440 eclipsed by over 5,000.
While a marginal increase, combined with the rise in ticket prices, gate receipts will surpass the €5.4m mark that was achieved last year when there was a rise of €655,500 from 2022’s €4.736m figure as a total crowd rise of 48,420 (18 per cent) was recorded.
A stand ticket for a round-robin game this season cost €30, 18 per cent more than admission up to last year.
The price of stand and terrace tickets for this weekends’ final have also increased from the 2023 marks of €40 and €30 respectively.
Meanwhile, stand tickets for All-Ireland Finals at Croke Park will increase to €100 in July, a €10 rise on last year. Terrace tickets go up by a fiver, as to prices for quarter-finals and semi-finals.
“This is the first increase to final ticket prices since 2019, and the second in 14 years, and is part of a ticketing review which featured discounts during the Leagues,” said a GAA statement.
“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.”
