Carlow GAA have come under fire after rescheduling their Win A House draw for the third time after failing to reach a ticket sales quota.
The draw gives gives club members and non-members the chance to win a €250,000 house in Carlow.
After tickets went on sale at €100 each, the draw was meant to to take place at Netwatch Cullen Park on Sunday, October 6.
But instead it was postponed to Christmas Eve, December 24, before it was rescheduled a second time for New Year’s Eve.
And supporters have been angered after it was pushed back again to April 18, Easter 2020.
According to Carlow GAA, the club failed to reach the minimum quota of ticket sale, which was 2,500.
In a statement, Carlow GAA said: “Due to sales not yet reaching the minimum quota we are rescheduling our Win a House draw until Easter Saturday 2020.
“Running the draw on New Year’s Eve would incur a €45,000 loss, which a small GAA county such as Carlow simply cannot absorb.
“Apologies for any inconvenience and we look forward to holding the draw in April."
Many have criticised the decision, saying they had bought the tickets as Christmas presents only for the draw to be delayed once again.
Win a House draws have become very popular among GAA clubs as a means to generate funds.
Other similar competitions have raised millions of euro with Roscommon GAA and Club Rossie grossing €1.4m last year when they held a draw for a three-bedroom house in Dublin 15.
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