How much money have Cork and Tipp fans spent to watch their teams compete for the Liam MacCarthy Cup?
As the Munster rivals prepare for this year's All-Ireland hurling final on Sunday, there has been plenty of discussion about the sheer size of the travelling support, and fans have put their money where their mouths are to shout on their heroes.
A fan from Cork who has watched his team's progress this year will have paid out around €1,000 for the privilege, with Premier fans facing a similar bill.
Cork fans will have trekked 1,700kms to support their team over the course of Championship 2025, taking in trips to Ennis, Limerick (twice), and Dublin along the way of their seven-match run.
Match tickets for a seat in the stand in Cork's run to the final cost €350, with a souvenir match programme for each game adding a further €38.
Fans who have taken road trips to see their heroes will have paid an estimated €200 on petrol, and a further €23 on tolls.
With added costs like food, drink, and parking, the price for a Cork fan rounds off close to €1,000 this Championship season. Fans who stayed over in Ennis, Limerick, and Dublin will have paid a further €600 on accommodation. Those who have opted to celebrate victories in champagne style will have spent plenty more.
Meanwhile Tipperary fans have a shorter distance to Croke Park but have taken a more circuitous route, with Liam Cahill's men playing a All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final away to Laois and a quarter-final against Galway in Limerick on their seven-match journey. That's on top of their trips to Ennis and Cork and their epic win over Kilkenny in Croke Park.
The extra match means a hefty fuel bill for the added road trip, along with added tolls.
The Rebels and Tipp sold out the national league final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in April, and the hype machine has gone into overdrive on Leeside since.
All of Cork's games in the Munster Hurling Championship sold out, as did their Munster final with Limerick and their All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Dublin. Last year's Munster senior hurling championship brought in gate receipts of €6.794m for the GAA and this year's is likely to exceed that figure.
Croke Park holds more than 82,000 supporters including around 10,000 premium and corporate tickets. With huge expectation ahead of the final, some premium ticket packages are being resold in unofficial channels for as much as €1,000.
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