Tipp’s golden year leads to improved financial position
By Shane Brophy
Tipperary GAA’s on-field success in 2025 has led to financial improvement off it in their annual financial report.
The report was due to have been presented and discussed at annual Convention of Tipperary County Board last Sunday evening but that meeting was postponed following the tragic road crash in Ballynonty, Thurles, on Saturday evening which claimed the life of two people, one of whom was a relative of county treasurer Eleanor Lahart.
County Convention has been rescheduled for this Thursday, 18th December at the Dome, FBD Semple Stadium at 7.00pm.
Officers and club delegates will be presented with a financial report which recorded a surplus of €767,430, a marked improvement from twelve months ago when they recorded a deficit of €126,312.
Total income for the financial year, which for accounting purposes in the GAA runs from October 1st to September 30th, came to €5,891,352 which represents an increase of 21% on the previous year. Excluding contra items, that increase rose by 39% to €5.195m with the largest source of income coming from GAA Central & Munster Council, up by 38% due to increased team expenses grants due to the longer campaign, as well as a larger share from the National League having reached the hurling final.
Unsurprisingly, with Tipperary getting to the All-Ireland hurling final, income from fundraising rose by a whopping 120% while commercial income also rose by over 20% helped by bonuses accruing from winning the All-Ireland. The county’s core revenue generator, club gate receipts rose by €33,050 (including the closing stages of the 2024 county championships) with income from season tickets and streaming also rising.
With a longer inter-county season running to the third Sunday in July, Tipperary’s operating expenditure from 2024 rose by 13% to €5.123m. Unsurprisingly, inter-county team spending rose by 14% to €2.483m, however, that figure includes costs relating to the All-Ireland Final function & home-coming as well as the team holiday which came to €540,997, and if you remove those outgoings, Tipperary’s spending on inter-county teams actually fell to €1.942m from €2.175m the previous year.
Tipperary’s strong financial position has led to the county management committee able to ringfence €800,000 generated from fundraising income from 2025, including over €450,000 raised from the Win a House Draw, towards the development of the planned Centre of Excellence at Coolmore Morris Park.