Walsh fears for games schedule

One of the first proponents of bringing All-Ireland finals forward has reservations about the practicality of completing the club season in the calendar year.

Central Council will today hear proposals to facilitate the completion of the All-Ireland Club championships before mid-December by 2016, which may include condensing the All-Ireland championships.

Via his county Clare, former Munster chairman Noel Walsh put forward a motion to Congress in 2008 to have the All-Ireland SHC final fixed for the last weekend in August and the football decider scheduled for the second weekend in September. Walsh felt it would free up space for club games to be played.