‘It’s unfair on clubs’ – Should All-Ireland finals be moved to September?

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It follows comments by GAA President Jarlath Burns last week who said a return to September All-Ireland finals is possible.

today, Liam Brazil from Waterford said the current GAA calendar is “unfair on clubs” and grassroots fans.

“It should never have been allowed to come back to July and I don’t know why county delegates allowed it at the time.”Mr Brazil, who thinks the finals should be played on the first and third weeks in September again, said the GAA is ignoring clubs. 18 August 2019; Padraic Maher of Tipperary with the Liam MacCarthy cup at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/SportsfileEoin Sheahan said it would be logistically difficult to bring the All-Ireland finals back to September as “the GAA is not one organisation”.“Trying to get them all in line and having appropriate competition structures that would allow you to do it would be a huge challenge.

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