Ryan: Cork must now host big games

Cork chairman Bob Ryan believes the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh will end Croke Park’s stranglehold in hosting the All-Ireland championships’ key fixtures.

Ryan has revealed the Cork County Board will lobby GAA top brass to stage the All-Ireland football and hurling quarter-finals at Páirc Uí Chaoimh upon completion of the stadium’s regeneration.

The All-Ireland football quarter-finals have not been played outside of Croke Park since 2001, the maiden summer of the qualifier system.