GAA vote in favour of changes in hurling championship

Delegates at today's GAA Special Congress at Croke Park have overwhelmingly passed a motion to change the format of the 2008 All-Ireland hurling championship by the required two-thirds majority.

GAA vote in favour of changes in hurling championship
Sat, 29 Sep, 2007 - 16:15

Delegates at today's GAA Special Congress at Croke Park have overwhelmingly passed a motion to change the format of the 2008 All-Ireland hurling championship by the required two-thirds majority.

The three-page motion aimed to replace a ruling, passed at GAA Congress in Kilkenny last April, which would have brought changes to the championship from next season.

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