Bellew: 'Stain on GAA' if Galway minors aren't accepted into new province

Chairman Paul Bellew says Galway fully accept they will lose more All-Irelands participating in one of the provinces as opposed to remaining outside it but it’s a price worth paying for the development of their teenage players.

SPEAKING OUT: Galway GAA's Paul Bellew. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Galway chairman Paul Bellew believes it will be “a massive stain on the association” if the GAA doesn’t support the county’s proposal for its minor hurlers to enter either the Leinster or Munster championship.

Bellew says Galway fully accept they will lose more All-Irelands participating in one of the provinces as opposed to remaining outside it but it’s a price worth paying for the development of their teenage players. Additionally, in the interest of full integration, he insists Galway have no difficulty with their senior, intermediate and junior hurling winners entering either province’s suit of club championships.