GAA must still take brave leap to change structures

It’s some progress, we suppose, writes Kieran Shannon.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2015 - 00:00

Kieran Shannon is an award-winning sportswriter renowned for big interviews, insightful columns and an unrelenting focus on high‑performance sport.

Last Saturday after months of deliberation, a high-power fixtures group that featured both the president and director-general of the GAA finally unveiled its proposals to Central Council. It’s some progress, we suppose. Last Saturday after months of deliberation, a high-power fixtures group that featured both the president and director-general of the GAA finally unveiled its proposals to Central Council.

You’ve heard of them yourself by now. Moving the All-Ireland quarter-finals and finals forward by a week to allow more time to run club championships off. Running off the All-Ireland Club championship in the one calendar year. All for the express purpose of helping ensure some championship football for the club player in the good months of the year and in its own way stave off burnout.