Split season will improve both club and county - Derek Kavanagh

Derek Kavanagh. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The man who first proposed that All-Ireland finals be brought forward from their traditional September dates says he is surprised by Croke Park’s support for a late July or early August conclusion to the inter-county season.

Eight years ago, former Cork senior football captain Derek Kavanagh presented his club Nemo Rangers and St Nicholas’ motion to county convention. Despite opposition from the executive, it was passed before it was defeated at 2013 Annual Congress in Derry.