Munster chiefs steer clear of GAA–Euros fixture clash

Munster Council chairman Sean Walsh last night revealed that the provincial body acknowledged the attraction of the Republic of Ireland’s participation in Euro 2012 next month when organising their programme of games for this summer’s inter-county senior championships.

Walsh cited the decision to organise the Munster football semi-finals for the evening of June 9 and the afternoon of June 10, before Giovanni Trapattoni’s side play their first Euro 2012 group game later that night against Croatia.

“We’re smart enough to know people want to watch Ireland and they want to watch them in major competitions. We have to respect that. We’re not in the business of scheduling games and making people choose between our games and games on television. We’re going to accommodate people as much as possible. You can see that from our schedule.