Throw-ins may be tweaked to avoid ‘Pool clash

The Leinster Council has not ruled out the prospect of tweaking throw-in times to avoid a clash with the Champions League final later this month.

The winners of Laois and Wexford are due to face Westmeath in Tullamore at 5pm on May 26, with Offaly and Wexford topping the bill in O’Connor Park at 7pm. Liverpool and Real Madrid kick-off 45 minutes later.

There is precedent for taking competing codes into account. Leinster brought the 2011 football championship meeting of Offaly and forward to 5pm due to the fact that Manchester United and Barcelona were contesting the European decider that same evening.