GAA president: Harsh on Galway but ‘the structure is fair’

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail admits the nature of Galway hurlers’ drop to Division 1B was harsh but maintains the structure of the Allianz Hurling League is inherently fair.

Galway were relegated to the second tier after losing last Sunday’s relegation play-off in Pearse Stadium against Cork who had failed to win any of their five round games. Galway, on the other hand, had lost just two of their regulation matches while beating Cork in the first round and drawing with Tipperary and Waterford.

Ó Fearghail accepts there are glitches in the current system but insists there would be problems in any alternative make-up to the competition.