McGrath: Hurling League finals should be in Croker
March 24, 2026
Limerick fans before the Munster SHC final against Cork at the TUS Gaelic Grounds ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo
Shane McGrath maintains that the Allianz Hurling Division 1A and 1B finals should be played in Croke Park.
The Limerick v Cork and Clare v Dublin deciders will be played as a double-header at the 45,000-capacity TUS Gaelic Grounds on Easter Sunday, but McGrath argues that Croke Park would have been a better choice of venue given the likely ticket shortage.
"I think the Gaelic Grounds is the wrong call,” the former Tipperary All-Ireland winning midfielder told the RTÉ GAA podcast.
"This is ideal for Croke Park. Limerick and Cork will sell this out on their own. All the Football League finals are on in Croke Park.
"Look what happened last year with the Offaly and Waterford supporters for the league final when it was Tipp and Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
"There were only a handful from Offaly and Waterford that were able to go. The ticket distribution might be different this time, but you’d get a right Clare and Dublin crowd that will want to go to this. This should be on in Croke Park.
"The counter-argument, putting a cost on people to go to Croke Park, but I would think people would gladly go."
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