Carlow and Westmeath turn down Croker chance

The Central Competitions Control Committee of the GAA has confirmed that Carlow and Westmeath have refused the option of playing the Christy Ring Cup final as a curtain raiser to the All-Ireland football quarter-final game involving Dublin in Croke Park.

This is scheduled for Saturday, August 9 and, the GAA say, would have guaranteed the game being played before a capacity attendance.