The GAA recorded an increase in gate receipts of 17% in 2025 with a 21% jump in attendances across all competitions accounting for the rise.
In its annual financial report, the GAA recorded total revenue of €142million, an increase of €9m on 2024.
In spite of this, the overall consolidated surplus figure declined to €3.7m, down from €6.3m in 2025.
It was a decrease that the association says was planned and forecasted for.
Gate receipts accounted for €45.7m of the revenue figure, which represents an increase of €6.6m on the previous year.
The Sam Maguire Cup race drew in a total of 641,429 spectators in 2025, compared with 512,001 in 2024, a jump of 25.33%.
The Liam MacCarthy competition saw an increase of 11% in 2025, jumping to 266,170 from the 2024 figure of 239,677.
A greater combined attendance across the two semi-finals proved key, with a crowd in excess of 60,000 attending the Tipperary-Kilkenny semi-final in comparison to just 39,241 who attended the 2024 Clare-Kilkenny semi-final. Both the Cork-Limerick 2024 semi-final and the Cork-Dublin 2025 semi-final generated full-house crowds.
The Allianz Hurling League saw a whopping 43% jump in attendances in 2025, with the league decider between Cork and Tipperary attracting a 45,000 sellout crowd to Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
The Allianz Football League delivered a smaller but still substantial increase of 19% overall, with a total of 491,565 attending football league games in 2025 - as against 412,536 in 2024.
Of the overall revenue figure of €142m, the Croke Park Stadium generated €50.5m, up €4.5m on the previous year following another summer of concerts, anchored in 2025 by Oasis.
In their forecast for 2026, the GAA noted that there were 16 fewer championship fixtures due to the change in the All-Ireland football championship format, which is expected to hit gate receipts by €1m.
In the report, the hope was expressed that the "greater level of jeopardy" in the new format would result in larger attendances in the early rounds of the championship.
