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MINISTER OF STATE for Sport Jack Chambers has confirmed that a crowd of 18,000 supporters will be permitted to attend the Leinster SHC meeting of Kilkenny and Dublin on 18 July.
The game, which is set for Croke Park, is one of a number of GAA events given the green light for increased crowds in the coming weeks, and will represent the biggest crowd at an Irish sporting event so far this year.
The following day, there will also be 18,000 in attendance for the Leinster SFC semi-finals double-header at the same venue.
The Munster SHC final between Limerick and Tipperary on 18 July will see a crowd of 7,000 in attendance at Cork’s 45,000-capacity Páirc Uí Chaoimh.