Daly urges radical competition overhaul

THE GAA's Head of Games, Pat Daly has called for a revolutionary restructuring of the All-Ireland Championships and National Leagues, while also calling for Dublin to be represented by four senior teams.

In his Games Development Report, which will be put before Congress next month, Daly calls for Champions League-style All-Irelands in hurling and football with existing provincial boundaries tweaked rather than scrapped and participation for the Sam Maguire restricted to the top 24 teams in the NFL.

The biggest demographic challenge currently facing the GAA, according to Daly, is the need to ensure that the number of team affiliations at senior inter-county level in Dublin reflects the rapidly increasing population.