Babs Keating calls to vote against All-Ireland dates switch

Babs Keating has called on Congress delegates to vote against the motion to bring forward the All-Ireland finals by two weeks.

The former Tipperary manager is against the idea of an August final and believes the game must take place on the first or second Sundays of September for tradition’s sake.

His views aren’t shared by Cork’s John Fenton and Kilkenny’s Noel Skehan, although Fenton is concerned adding a fifth month of inactivity in inter-county hurling will have a detrimental promotional impact on the game.