The GAA recorded a surplus of €18.2m in 2022 as crowds returned to games and gigs following the Covid-19 pandemic | Read more:
The combined surplus, which includes central , provincial and county surpluses, was up from €13.5m in 2021, even as government funding fell to €21.3m compared to €29.8m last year. Combined revenue was €138.7m, a 17% increase on the previous record of €118m of 2019.Gate receipts rebounded to €33.4m as stadiums reopened fully following the end of restrictions. That is almost €3m below the 2019 record but between 2017 and 2018 levels.
He said that the decision to freeze championship ticket prices had been a difficult one given high cost inflation and expectations that this year would be tighter financially. Separate to gate receipts, Croke Park provided a record €17m - almost all of the surplus - in a year in which Garth Brooks finally got to play his long-desired five concerts and Ed Sheeran also filled Jones' Road twice.
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