Madam, - I attended last Sunday's Connacht Senior Football Championship quarter-final in Pearse Stadium, Salthill, with my wife, my nine-year-old daughter and my five-year- old twin boys.
On arriving at the ground I was told I would have to buy tickets for the main stand at the specially designated caravan. The ticket-seller at the caravan told me I would have to pay the full admission price for each of the five tickets purchased.
The total demanded of me was €150.00. My children had been eagerly anticipating the match. I felt compelled to pay the amount demanded of me to save them disappointment.
When taking my seat in the stand, I immediately noticed that many seats were empty. This continued to be the case for the entire afternoon.
Competition from other sports, particularly rugby and soccer, for the hearts and minds of young people is more intense than ever. In light of this how can the GAA's Connacht Council justify demanding such extortionate admission prices of very young children? - Yours, etc,
NEIL FORD, Gortaroe, Ballinderreen, Co Galway.