Martin Donnelly says GAA never had will to revive interpros

Former Interprovincials sponsor Martin Donnelly says the GAA’s support for the competition is “disingenuous” and has called on them to make or break the series.

Clare native Donnelly withdrew his backing of the Railway Cup after 2014 when he realised that there was little point in continuing when the same endorsement wasn’t forthcoming from GAA authorities.

In April, Connacht voted to withdraw from next month’s event, which had been scheduled for the weekend of December 9 and 10. Speaking this week, former Ulster football manager Pete McGrath said he had received no notice about this year’s competition while it also clashes with the 2016 and ’17 All-Stars hurling trip to Singapore.