Tipp official wants All-Ireland finals in August

TIPPERARY Football Board chairman Pete Savage has called for the All-Ireland senior hurling and football finals to be played in August to facilitate the club championships.

Speaking at the board's convention in Thurles, the former inter-county star said that the GAA will not survive if the hierarchy continues to squeeze out the club scene.

"We cannot continue with a trend where inter-county games are taking up so much time," he said.