An Ulster GAA chief has revealed that Covid-19 restrictions have cost the province over £2m in gate receipts alone.
While recognising that they should "do nothing that will undermine community safety", Ulster GAA chief executive Brian McEvoy wants a discussion over the current limit of 400 spectators in Northern Ireland.
If an increase in fans is not possible in the near future, McEvoy fears the long-term repercussions for the organisation.
McEvoy told BBC NI: "The Ulster Championship accounts for 80% of revenue that we can actually use for the promotion of GAA, what you would call disposable income - that has gone for the year.
"Of the other 20% of revenues, a lot of that was down to sponsorship or commercial revenues and that has suffered a hit as well.
"We've lost the Ulster club championship and won't have the McKenna Cup. In terms of gate income alone we have suffered a loss of over £2m and it may impact counties and clubs in terms of grants for infrastructure development.
"We can survive this year - if we are in a similar situation next year then obviously there would be more long-term repercussions. but we have taken a massive hit and everything has been affected as a result of it.
"We would like to see a situation where we are able to allow more people to attend our games.
"It's a double-edged sword - for us to promote games and help clubs we need spectators, but in order to do so it will necessitate sacrifices and a reduction in the number of Covid cases.
"It's difficult to see a full return of fans to stadia for quite a while, but we are hopeful we can work with he authorities north and south so we can get to a stage where we can see how we can get people safely in and out of grounds and see maybe some relaxation, but it's a very difficult balancing act.
"We have suffered because of Covid and the way numbers are rising it isn't going to improve any time soon."
The Ulster Football Championship is scheduled to begin on October 31 with Monaghan hosting Cavan in Clones.
