John Hynes predicts huge Galway support for Leinster exit

Galway GAA secretary John Hynes believes the motion to facilitate the county’s exit of Leinster and switch to the Munster championship will be “overwhelmingly” passed at next month’s convention.

Hynes expects the proposal of his native club Liam Mellows to have piqued the interest of Leinster officials and is adamant that Galway moving to Munster would create a “significant imbalance” between the two provinces.

The hub of the motion is to empower the county to make an approach to Munster about their inter-county teams taking part in the Munster championships from 2018 forward. Liam Mellows also recommend that a series of rules in the GAA Official Guide be amended so as to ensure all of Galway’s inter-county teams – minor, U21, intermediate, and senior – participate fully in a single provincial system.