Seán Kelly: Let’s stick to two tiers for football

I was very pleased with the outcome of the GAA Special Congress in the splendid facilities at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Two of the initiatives we introduced when I was Uachtarán CLG 15 years ago were back in fashion and enshrined in rule.

The sin-bin and a second-tier inter-county football championship got the overwhelming support of GAA delegates from all over the globe. The idea behind the Tommy Murphy Cup was to give the ‘weaker counties’ a realistic chance of aspiring to win an inter-county championship, but also to give them days in the sun through playing the final in Croke Park, and for the final to be televised live.