If Cork championship gets preferential treatment Galway will want same

Galway, who had a 24-team senior hurling championship, sought a derogation from rule earlier this year, but were refused.

Loughrea’s Joe Mooney with Cathal Burke of St.Thomas in Galway SHC final 

If Cork are granted a deviation from Croke Park to allow 22 teams compete in their premier senior county championships, there will be a “massive clamour” for Galway to be afforded the same derogation, Galway chairman Paul Bellew has said.

At this month’s Cork county board meeting, secretary Kevin O’Donovan said the GAA’s rules advisory committee has supported a Cork request for a deviation from the 16-team county championship cap to allow their flagship competitions remain unchanged in 2023. The request will now go before Central Council at the beginning of next month.