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Mayo and Roscommon will clash in the Connacht GAA Senior Football Championship semi-final in MacHale Park, Castlebar. Pic: Sportsfile
CONNACHT GAA CEO John Prenty has moved to defend the provincial council’s decision not to implement concessions for main stand tickets for the Connacht Championship meeting of Mayo and Roscommon in MacHale Park on Sunday.
The meeting between the two neighbours is set to draw large crowds to the county town, with a place in the Nestor Cup decider on the line for the victor.
Tickets for the terraces are priced at €30, with concession prices of €20 for students and OAPs. Juvenile tickets, for those aged 16 years of age or under, cost €5.
However, when it comes to the main stand, there is no concessions available. The stand holds approximately 10,000 spectators, some 35 per cent of MacHale Park’s 28,000 capacity.
This means that those with children who wish to sit under the stand will have to pay an extra €30 per child, compared to the general admission in the terrace.
In conversation with The Mayo News, Prenty confirmed that Connacht GAA are anticipating an attendance of 15,000 to 16,000, the average attendance for a Connacht semi-final.
Such projected attendances imply that the lack of concessions for a significant chunk of the ground will not have an impact on the number of people paying to get through the gate.
Prenty also moved to defend the decision not to implement concessions for the main stand.
“The main point is that any child wanting to see the game can get their place in the ground for €5. All seats in the stand are €35.
Castlebar is an all-seater stadium. The best place to sit out in Castlebar is over on the far side, so a child can get in there for a fiver, and that’s the main point. There’s no issue as far as I’m concerned.”
A majority of the main stand tickets have already been purchased, with some days left until the day of the game.
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