McDonnell: Euro final can’t dictate Ulster timing

ARMAGH captain Steven McDonnell said the GAA would do itself a disservice if it decided to change the start time of the county’s Ulster SFC quarter-final against Down on May 28 so as not to clash with the Champions League final.

Before Manchester United qualified for the decider against Barcelona, the Ulster Council were adamant they were not going to alter the 7.30pm throw-in time at the Athletic Grounds, 30 minutes after the kick-off in Wembley.

The Killeavy man commended council secretary’s stated refusal to change the time. “The fixture list of the GAA was made last October and the Armagh-Down game was scheduled for television coverage on the Saturday night and it sticks to the 28th at 7.30pm,” said Danny Murphy earlier this week.