Day of the Shamrock as dream dies for off-colour Portumna
Date Published: {J}
The windy showers took their toll on the attendance at Ballybrit yesterday as numbers were down a thousand on last year.Despite this, organisers say yesterday's attendance of 13.300 is still a good turnout.Betting was also down with the bookies turnover of Û1.2m - that's down Û270k on last yearThe tote fall off was less dramatic with the takings yesterday of just under Û500,000 - down Û40,000on Saturday of last year