Healy: 'Bonkers' to send Galway and Clare on two trips this weekend

Common sense, said Healy, should have dictated that instead of a senior double-header, the Galway minors and seniors would be scheduled to play at the same venue on the same day, ditto that for Clare.

Galway’s Tom Monaghan with Shane Meehan of Clare. ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Former Galway hurler Niall Healy has described as “bonkers” the GAA decision to schedule the All-Ireland minor semi-finals involving Clare and Galway on separate days to the counties’ senior quarter-finals.

The Clare minor hurlers face Offaly at Semple Stadium on Friday evening (7.30pm), less than 24 hours before the Banner seniors play Wexford at the same venue.