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Highly unlikely. As they're only renting the venue, there would be little to no risk on their side, unless they negotiated a very bad deal for themselves, which I'd very much doubt. If they're due to get a share of the food and drink sales, then they might not make as much as expected, but they should be making a decent profit either way.
WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3050 - 21/08/2026 21:25:02 2690826 Link 0 |
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Long debunked - https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20450392.html
Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 2412 - 25/08/2026 11:08:50 2691212 Link 0 |
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Yep. That was when they charged loan repayments and interest to the running costs, then divided the annual cost by the amount of fixtures and got an average of 30,000 paying spectators. Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 915 - 25/08/2026 13:42:06 2691236 Link 0 |
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Paywall
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 419 - 25/08/2026 22:44:53 2691312 Link 0 |
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Great article Square-B, besides and including the breakeven point for opening Croke Park.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8760 - 26/08/2026 06:38:01 2691321 Link 0 |
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With 50 % of all clubs knocked out of the championship by mid September, increasing to 95% by end of September, we now face a long 4 months before any interesting football or hurling is played (lets face it, the club championship is all good and well, but does anyone have anything other than a passing interest in provincial and all ireland club unless their own club is in it? tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 2045 - 26/08/2026 09:58:16 2691336 Link 0 |
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I wouldn't say the Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups are drowned out at all. UCC v MTU had one of the biggest crowds I've ever seen at a college hurling game back in January and Jerome Quinn does a great job promoting both competitions and giving them plenty of coverage. The Sigerson and Fitzgibbon are a huge pathway for quality players who might not be able to access a course because of high costs or points. Their sport can help them get a scholarship with financial or academic support such as a points reduction. It's a strong competition with the best players from all over the country competing at college level In relation to the county U20 competition my own county has had very little success and at this stage the county board doesn't seem to care about it. It's normally straight knockout in the hurling and in the last ten years we've won very few U20 games. It's nearly embarrassing at this stage. Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 237 - 26/08/2026 11:09:50 2691357 Link 0 |
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Here it is: Croke Park crowd Many had been led to believe that the GAA required a crowd of 30,000 in Croke Park to financially break even on the day but this school of thought was rubbished by the association's stadium and commercial director Peter McKenna in Michael Moynihan's GAAconomics. "That's an urban myth. It costs between €40,000 and €120,000 to open the stadium and we often open it at a loss. The break-even figure? For the smallest crowd, it would be €30,000 so 10,000 people paying €3 each, or €5,000 paying €6 each would do it." WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3050 - 26/08/2026 11:12:33 2691358 Link 0 |
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I wouldn't say the Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups are drowned out at all. UCC v MTU had one of the biggest crowds I've ever seen at a college hurling game back in January and Jerome Quinn does a great job promoting both competitions and giving them plenty of coverage. The Sigerson and Fitzgibbon are a huge pathway for quality players who might not be able to access a course because of high costs or points. Their sport can help them get a scholarship with financial or academic support such as a points reduction. It's a strong competition with the best players from all over the country competing at college level In relation to the county U20 competition my own county has had very little success and at this stage the county board doesn't seem to care about it. It's normally straight knockout in the hurling and in the last ten years we've won very few U20 games. It's nearly embarrassing at this stage. Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 237 - 26/08/2026 12:04:23 2691377 Link 0 |
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Tom Parsons no doubt delighted with this recent fixture in Croke Park, distracts from club football and generates revenue for the GPA. A WunderBar (Galway) - Posts: 293 - 26/08/2026 12:15:05 2691381 Link 0 |
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That's odd... funny enough I was able to access it without a subscription but look we'll pass on that... anyhow someone has kindly posted the text.... digest that one in your own time.
Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 2412 - 26/08/2026 13:44:37 2691400 Link 0 |
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The problem is that book is 15 years old and Ireland was a different place back then insurance wise etc it's a different story now a days would be interesting to see current figures as the soccer game didn't need glass Infront of the hill 16 so insurance costs may be more because of that. Thanks for the link though it probably is less than I had posted even with the time
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 419 - 27/08/2026 11:10:13 2691491 Link 0 |
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Yes it is odd if you are getting free access my subscription ran out and I didn't renew it. The numbers quoted are from a book 15 years ago so neither of us can be 100 percent sure hopefully someone finds some recent numbers Kew (Galway) - Posts: 419 - 27/08/2026 11:13:52 2691492 Link 0 |
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Wouldn't insurance cover GAA events in Croke Park annually, regardless of how many events are there. Why would there be separate individual insurance costs for one additional GAA match with a small crowd? WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3050 - 27/08/2026 12:08:25 2691514 Link 0 |