The spending on GAA county teams has slowed down but the total figure for the 32 counties climbed to a new record of €45.6 million last year.
The increase from the 2024 figure of €43.875m is less than 4% compared to 10.8% in ’24 and 16.2% in ’23. Cumulatively, Connacht and Ulster counties spent less on their teams last year than 2024, and half of them, seven of their 14 counties, reported savings in that area.
Nevertheless, overall team administration expenditure climbed to a new high with almost €1.8m more spent across the board. The average spend per county is now €1.425m when it was €607k in 2011.
Despite the football inter-county playing season being reduced by seven weeks and hurling by six, counties’ total…