The GAA have turned down a request from Armagh and Galway to have their All-Ireland SFC Round Three clash moved from Carrick-on-Shannon to Croke Park.
Earlier on Thursday, both counties jointly requested that their forthcoming tie is moved to Croker due to the concerns of the limited capacity of Avant Money Páirc Seán MacDiarmada.
The Leitrim venue is due to host the fixture on Sunday, June 18 simultaneously as the other Group Two clash between Tyrone and Westmeath, which is set for Kingspan Breffni Park at 4pm.
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The GAA confirmed the times, dates and venues for all the Round Three games on Tuesday evening with the majority of tickets going on sale for the game on Wednesday.
However, tickets for Armagh versus Galway didn’t go on sale with both counties holding out for a switch to Croke Park.
The current capacity of Páirc Seán MacDiarmada is 9,331 and there will be an extraordinary rush for tickets for, arguably, the pick of the Round Three games.
The sides brought a huge support to Croke Park last summer with over 70,000 fans in attendance for a double-header with Kerry’s quarter-final clash with Mayo.
Earlier in the week, there were suggestions that Kingspan Breffni, which has a capacity of around 25,000, would host the game.
However, Tyrone’s tie against Westmeath will form a double-header with Dublin’s Group Four clash with Sligo at the Cavan venue.
Armagh fans were locked in a scramble for tickets for their Ulster SFC Final meeting with Derry earlier this season with tickets being distributed via the clubs.
However, tickets are now on general sale via Ticketmaster for the Galway tie. In a brief statement posted on social media, Armagh GAA said: “We understand that many of our loyal supporters will be disappointed by this as our request for a change of venue to Croke Park was denied.”
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