Over €9 million in gate receipts is on the line for the Munster Council and its six counties, including Waterford, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
More than €5 million was taken in by the Provincial Council in championship gate receipts last year.
The Irish Examiner reports that with the chances of the current senior hurling championship format taking place this summer looking slimmer by the day, the Munster Council are bracing themselves for the impact, with considerably fewer grants set to be distributed next year.
Returning to a knock-out system in the hurling championship would see the number of games in the competition drop from eleven to four.
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