Wexford GAA allow players to attend Electric Picnic as they call off weekend's games
Around 75,000 people are expected to attend the event this year and that's of course going cause huge disruptions in the sporting world as the various County Championships have gotten underway this month.
However Wexford GAA have gone one step ahead of other counties to limit the impact EP could have on matches. Around 75,000 people are expected to attend Electric Pcinic this year. Pic: Aerial.ie
Wexford GAA have taken the unprecedented decision to have a gap week on the weekend of August 29-31 to allow players, volunteers and so on to attend EP and not have to potential call off games due to lack of numbers.
Wexford GAA had an extra weekend to play with as they started their County Championships a week early following their early end to both their football and hurling inter-county season.
Speaking to the Irish Independent, Wexford chairman John Kenny spoke about how this decision came from previous behaviors from players in recent years and that the players are in favour of it. Wexford GAA have taken the unprecedented decision to have a gap week on the weekend of August 29-31 to allow players, volunteers and so on to attend EP and not have to potential call off games due to lack of numbers. Pic: Aerial.ie
'We're only hearing it back in through the clubs but obviously the club managers are having some issues with availability. There's everything on and players, it's obviously players that are driving this, they want to be able to live as well. The split season is a great idea but it's not a perfect system either I can tell you.
'We start our championships in July but the reality is that in July and August, lads still want to go here and there. It's probably a kind of a modern day issue or problem and that's probably life the way it is now.'
Round five of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship will recommence the weekend following Electric Picnic on the weekend of September 5-7.
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