GAA chief fights for provincial system

CORK GAA secretary Frank Murphy is concerned that there are key people within the GAA who would like to see the removal of the provincial championships.

Mr Murphy’s report to Sunday’s county convention says it would be a serious and a fundamental error if this was to happen.

He is also critical of the new round robin system in the hurling championships which has proved a disaster from the point of view of attendances and finance while taking up a very valuable period of the year.