Anyone who looks for tickets for All-Ireland finals, once they've considered the price of course, may have been tempted to ask what time dinner would be served?

Croke Park confirmed that stand seating - irrespective of location - was to be €600 while standing on Hill 16 would set you back €30.

To add insult to injury - because the effort to acquire such a ticket
multiplies proportionately depending on how hard you have to work to get one - the following break down of All-Ireland final ticket allocations should really leave you seething.

*Figures denote the breakdown for 2003 - there is not expected to be much of an alteration this year.

Overall Capacity - 79,500

Available For General Circulation - 63,622

Tickets not in circulation - 15,878

*Long-term corporate and premium seating.

County Allocations - 24,422

Competing County Allocations - 21,028

Extra Allocation For Competing Counties - 7,455

Árd Chomhairle - 796

Former Presidents - 659

Provincial Councils - 385

Handball - 162

Camogie - 120

Ladies Football - 140

Overseas - 592

Schools & Educational Bodies - 2,278

Public Representatives - 140

Staff & Sub-Committees - 1,340

Sponsors - 645

Árd Stiúrthóir - 334

Media - 253

Minor Teams - 70

Jubilee Teams - 340

Player's Tickets (Competing Counties) - 540

Inter-County Panels - 1,920