THE GAA SAY they will review the seating arrangements at Tailteann Cup games following congestion complaints from fans who attended the semi-finals in Croke Park.
In a statement issued to The 42, the association points out that logistics of these fixtures will be considered “in light of the growing popularity of the Tailteann Cup.”
Down and Meath prevailed after a double-header at GAA Headquarters yesterday, where the attendance was believed to be 17,500. Croke Park has a capacity of over 80,000. However, there were complaints from supporters regarding crowd congestion and restricted movement in the stadium, as well as issues with access to toilet facilities.
The GAA president Larry McCarthy was questioned about the matter on Morning Ireland earlier today, where he said that it was “difficult to see how there could be congestion but we’ll look at it.”
The full statement from the GAA this afternoon reads:
“There was incident involving the failure of a mechanical pump yesterday which led to the closure of a number of toilets. Additional toilets were opened but it did impact on the movement of patrons as supporters were directed away from the busiest part of the concourse.
“Gardaí, stewards and Customer Care took a proactive approach to address congested areas and we would like to acknowledge the cooperation and patience of supporters in the Lower Hogan Stand. Thankfully there was no report of any medical incidents on the day.
“The Lower Hogan and Davin Stands were in use yesterday.
“The unreserved seating model is commonly used for fixtures such as yesterday’s. In light of the growing popularity of the Tailteann Cup arrangements for future fixtures in the competition will be reviewed.”
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Vincent Debaty, unreal support running from the prop, amazing run as well Nakaitaci ..
100% best try. I reckon the effort probably took a year off his life.
Love that he immediately had to go off. He literally gave everything for the try. And was forced back on. Unbelievable. What a day.
Agree 100% Vincent ran at some pace, and scored a crucial try. What a fecking legend the next time he is in Limerick the pints are on me!!!
Magic stuff. Is that Nigel Owens in the background saying “every game should be like this”? And they were singing a cracking rendition of Swing low when the move started. Love the six nations.
I’m still dancing at the crossroads, the wifi isn’t great.
Great tries great day. But a try saving tackle by Jammy won it for us. Never been a Heaslip fan but he earned his corn yesterday.
Great article. We’ll done on compiling the list!
Great line from Owens after the Debaty try ‘Every game should be like this’
Leonardo Sarto for Italy in the last minute! Went from needing 28 points to 21, which was massive psychologically. Bravo sir!
Thanks for sharing. Live in USA for last 5 years but still a huge fan. Was following text commentary on Saturday. These are great times for Irish Rugby. We should cherish them.
And then this
The Irish, French and Italian ones.