Galway GAA secretary John Hynes believes the motion to facilitate the county’s exit of Leinster and switch to the Munster championship will be “overwhelmingly” passed at next month’s convention.

SET a ruler down horizontally through the market town of Gorey and you more or less divide the county of Wexford into its hurling and footballing heartlands.

GAA chiefs will have a strong indication of grass-root views on the opening of Croke Park next week after a raft of counties vote on Rule 42 at local level.