Move to assist provincial winners

The Munster Council will shortly be asked to consider ideas to assist the provincial hurling champions in the All-Ireland series.

Ahead of tonight’s 2015 Championship draw on RTE2 (7pm), Munster chairman Robert Frost revealed he intends speaking about the issue at the council’s next full meeting at the end of this month.

Frost would not say exactly what proposals will be put before counties but he recognises just how difficult it has become for counties to do the provincial All-Ireland double and wants something done so that the measure, if it were passed, would come into effect next season.