The GAA has reported a 19% rise in revenue for 2024, with a bumper year for Croke Park driving much of the increase.
In its annual financial report, the GAA recorded total revenue of €132m, an increase on the figure of €112.1m for 2023.
This was despite a 10% decrease in match-day attendance in 2024, which was attributed to the condensed nature of the inter-county season, the style of football being played at inter-county level and the "perceived lack of jeopardy" in several championship games.
The GAA insisted that all three factors were "under review", noting the recent altered playing rules devised by the Football Review Committee.
Gate receipts were nonetheless up in 2024, totalling €39.1m for the year, an increase of €0.6m on 2023.
This was due to the hike in ticket prices for the latter stages of the championship.
GAA Director General Tom Ryan also acknowledged that the All-Ireland finals may be moved back from 2026.
There has been some opposition to the new calendar, in which the finals have played in July for the past three years.
Ryan, writing in his annual report, indicated that he would be open to tweaking the dates by a couple of weeks but he didn’t envisage the traditional dates in September being restored once the current three-year trial concludes next summer with the All-Irelands at the end of July.
