Frank Murphy insists status of county championships must be maintained

Outgoing Cork County Board secretary Frank Murphy has expressed concerns regarding the running of county championships in the current landscape of expanded inter-county competitions.

This year saw a round-robin format in the Munster senior hurling championship. While first-round club fixtures were played in Cork in April and May, there were only 17 senior or premier intermediate hurling and football games played during the period from June to August.