Liam Sheedy: Round robin would light up hurling calendar

GAA management committee member Liam Sheedy says there is serious appeal around the possibility of all Liam MacCarthy Cup teams enjoying home games.

It now appears GAA chiefs are prepared to give the green light to a provincial round robin structure based on the hurling development committee’s proposal in 2012 but rejected by Central Council on the advice of the Central Competitions Control Committee.

That recommendation by the group headed by Tommy Lanigan would have seen two five-team provincial competitions, each county playing two home and two away matches, with the top two in each facing off in finals.