Tyrone chief backs tiered championship

Strong support for the creation of a two-tier All-Ireland football championship has emerged from Tyrone.

County secretary Dominic McCaughey claims a new system would provide more meaningful and competitive games for both the stronger and weaker counties. In his report to next week’s county convention, he also suggests that the inter-county season should begin with the National Football League, with an inference that pre-season competitions such as the Dr McKenna Cup would be scrapped.