Cork chiefs fear club fixtures chaos

Cork chairman Ger Lane says the county may have to change the scheduling policy for their club championships on the basis of Saturday’s Congress motions to introduce the ‘Super 8’ All-Ireland senior football championships and August All-Ireland finals.

Cork spoke against both motions but were unsuccessful in convincing others of the difficulties that will now be presented to them as the country’s biggest GAA county and their significant dual commitments.

Speaking about the All- Ireland finals being moved from September, board secretary Frank Murphy highlighted that based on their 2016 results, Cork, in the new championship schedule, would be involved in 11 or 12 weekends of inter-county action between the middle of May and the end of July meaning they would have to bring their club championships to a halt in that period.