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Rory Lynskey

GAA slashes cost for All-Ireland final replay tickets

The GAA has cut the cost of tickets to the All-Ireland final replay by a third, it has emerged.

But there will be a scramble to get back into Croke Park for the Kerry-Dublin sequel as passes will be distributed through county boards and not on general sale.

A stand ticket for the September 14 game will cost €60, down from €90, while a terrace ticket has been slashed from €45 to €30.

Discounted children’s tickets, costing €10, will also be made available to the two counties.

The move to reduce the cost of admission is in line with recent years, with the highly-anticipated rematch being the fifth time since 2012 a hurling or football final has required a replay.

Meanwhile, more than one million people tuned in to see Dublin and Kerry play out a thrilling draw on Sunday.

The nation was gripped as the Blues tried to win a historic fifth successive All-Ireland title at Croke Park. And viewing figures peaked at 1.1 million and the average audience for RTE was 968,700 which was a 76.5% share of those watching television at the time.

Spokesman Declan McBennett said: “RTE is delighted such a large audience watched yesterday’s thrilling draw.

“Huge credit must go to both counties who get to do it all again on Saturday week, live on RTE Two.”

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