Duffy hails provincial structures

GAA Director General Paraic Duffy believes successes like Limerick’s in the Munster Hurling Championship and Monaghan’s in the Ulster Football Championship prove the validity of the current provincial structures.

Duffy was a spectator in Clones on Sunday to see Monaghan end a 25-year wait to win Ulster title. And although there are plenty of alternative views on how the Sam Maguire and Liam MacCarthy Cups should be contested, Duffy is content with the status quo.

“I’ve always felt that we should keep the provincial championships,” he said. “For Monaghan players and supporters, that was a huge goal itself, to win a provincial title. People who say ‘get rid of the championships’ don’t get it — you tell anyone in Monaghan or in Limerick it doesn’t matter.