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Pete McGrath’s salvation salvo: Move interpros to All-Ireland weekends

Ulster 2-16 Connacht 3-10: After just 500 supporters showed up to see Ulster win a 32nd interprovincial championship, manager Pete McGrath called for the competition to be moved to the most high profile GAA week of the year.

Pete McGrath’s salvation salvo: Move interpros to All-Ireland weekends

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016 - 00:00

Declan Rooney

The Fermanagh boss insisted that the competition needed a boost and said running it off in Dublin on All-Ireland football final weekend could well be the solution.

Goals from Aiden Breen and Charlie Vernon were the crucial scores for Ulster, who had conceded three goals before half-time to a slick Connacht outfit.

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Gaa Football Interpros Place: Dublin Place: Parnell Park Place: Fermanagh Place: Leitrim Place: Roscommon Person: Pete McGrath Person: Aiden Breen Person: Charlie Vernon Person: McGrath Person: Vernon Person: Breen Person: Niall Murphy Person: Ciaran Murtagh Person: Peter Harte Person: Enda Lynn Person: Tomas Corrigan Person: Chrissy McKaigue Person: P Harte Person: A Breen Person: T Corrigan Person: C Vernon Person: E Lynn Person: S Campbell Person: C Murtagh Person: D Comer Person: J Doherty Person: E Smith Person: D Cummins Person: E Mulligan Person: P Conroy Person: N Morgan Person: M Jones Person: K Clarke Person: D O’Hagan Person: T McCann Person: C Moynagh Person: E Donnelly Person: K Niblock Person: N Sludden Person: R Johnston Person: C McKaigue Person: Moynagh Person: B Rogers Person: McKaigue Person: D McCusker Person: Clarke Person: M Donnelly Person: Campbell Person: T Kernan Person: N McKeever Person: Lynn Person: D Clarke Person: K McDonnell Person: J Duane Person: D Wynne Person: N Daly Person: G O’Donnell Person: J Heaney Person: K Higgins Person: F Cregg Person: N Murphy Person: D Wrynn Person: Higgins Person: G Bradshaw Person: Doherty Person: J McManus Person: McDonnell Person: D Murtagh Person: Murphy Person: C O’Shea Person: Smith Person: Padraig O’Sullivan Event: All-Ireland Event: GAA Event: All-Ireland football final weekend Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Connacht Organisation: GAA Organisation: Derry Organisation: Fermanagh Organisation: Down Organisation: Tyrone Organisation: Cavan Organisation: Armagh Organisation: Antrim Organisation: Niblock Organisation: Galway Organisation: Mayo Organisation: Cummins Organisation: Conroy Organisation: Kerry

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