Páraic Duffy proposes August All-Ireland hurling final in bid to appease clubs

A calendar season, fewer replays and a tighter inter-county schedule including an August All-Ireland hurling final are expected to be among the options listed by GAA director general Páraic Duffy in his soon-to-be-released discussion paper on club fixtures.

The document is expected to be circulated to counties later this month after which it is hoped consensus will be formed at Central Council and a motion or motions will go forward to Congress in Carlow next February.

Drawing on reports from various GAA committees over the last seven years, Duffy will put forward a number of alternatives to the status quo.