Cork aim to ensure Downey involvement with Munster Council request

Munster Council will not move on the request until next Monday's Tipp-Clare semi-final has been played and the two finalists are known.

DOUBLE JOBBING: Keith Smyth of Clare in action against Eoin Downey of Cork during the oneills.com Munster GAA Hurling U20 Championship Round 4 match. Pic: John Sheridan/Sportsfile

Cork have requested the date of the Munster U20 hurling final be brought forward so as to ensure a seven-day gap between the game and the county’s Munster SHC Round 4 fixture. If acceded to by Munster GAA, Cork senior Eoin Downey would be eligible to line out in the U20 decider.

The Munster U20 hurling final is scheduled for Monday, May 15. Cork, having topped the Munster round-robin, secured direct progress to the decider. They await the winner of the Tipperary-Clare semi-final on Monday, May 8.