GPA devise plan to lift Ulster hurling fortunes

The GPA has called on the Ulster Council to consider entering provincial minor and U21 squads in the All-Ireland series with an eye to developing the idea for the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

The radical idea, mentioned in The Irish Examiner earlier this week, is seen as a means of addressing the game in the province which currently has six of its nine counties competing in the lower Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups.

The official players body propose the minor and U21 teams compete in the All-Ireland series for a three-year period as a precursor to an Ulster team entering the Liam MacCarthy Cup.