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Croke Park to welcome 18,000 fans for Leinster hurling final and football semi-finals

After 8,000 fans attended last weekend's Leinster Hurling Championship semi-finals at Croke Park, there is set to be another significant increase in supporter numbers, with 18,000 set to watch the hurling meeting of Dublin and Kilkenny, as well as the Leinster football semi-finals

Friday 9 July 2021 10:44, UK

3 July 2021; Supporters in the Hogan Stand during the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Kilkenny and Wexford at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras .. M..dheach/Sportsfile
Image: 18,000 will be allowed into Croke Park next week

The GAA is set to facilitate another significant increase in supporter numbers in the coming weeks, with 36,000 fans primed to move through the turnstiles of Croke Park across Saturday and Sunday next weekend.

An attendance of 18,000 will be permitted at the Leinster Hurling Championship final on Saturday July 17, and also at the province's football semi-finals the following day.

3 July 2021; Dublin supporters during the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Dublin and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Image: Dublin will face Kilkenny in the Leinster hurling final

On Sunday July 18, there will be 7,000 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the Munster Hurling Championship final meeting between Tipperary and Limerick.

This provides another step up from the 3,500 that will be allowed at this weekend's Munster SFC semi-finals. A total of 8,000 fans attended last weekend's Leinster SHC semi-finals at Croke Park.

Minister for Sport Jack Chambers confirmed the news, with UEFA qualifiers and League of Ireland matches also set to be held as test events.

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Having 18,000 at a match represents a significant rise in numbers permitted, and will be the biggest gathering Ireland has seen since lockdown measures were first introduced in March 2020.

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