GPA claim GAA scheduled later All-Ireland championships to ensure larger crowds

The GPA have sought a minimum of four weeks between the completion of the club championship and the first inter-county game.

In the event the All-Ireland senior football championship is to be a knock-out competition, players said they would be in favour of a 32-county open championship “to ensure fairness across the board”. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have claimed the GAA arranged the inter-county season for the end of the year to ensure larger crowds can attend them.