John Fogarty: GAA's provincial faultlines now clearly emerging

For all this talk of league championships and provincial conferences, might it be a case of the grass being greener on the other side?

The scoreboard showing the final score in the 2005 Leinster SFC match between Dublin and Longford at Croke Park. Dublin’s dominance has put the future of the Leinster Championship on the agenda. Picture: Damien Eagers/Sportsfile

Credit to Dessie Farrell, he is a realist. His only agenda right now is Dublin but his 13 years as Gaelic Players Association chief executive would have given him a grander view.

Having delivered the county’s 10th consecutive Leinster SFC title in November and their 30th straight victory in the competition, he has now called for the provincial structure to be scrapped.