Louth unhappy at ‘downgrading’ of final

TAKING the NFL finals out of Croke Park on Sunday is tantamount to “downgrading” the competition, according to Louth manager Eamonn McEnaney.

Understandably, while the main complaint from Kerry and Galway is the timing of their game (5.30pm) in Limerick, McEnaney and his opposite number in Donegal Brian McIvor expressed strong criticism of the decision not to play the games at HQ yesterday.

The Heineken Cup semi-final in Lansdowne Road on Sunday was one of the reasons - if not the only one - why the GAA decided to move the two league finals to regional venues.