Whelan calls for All-Ireland finals to be in August

Former MacCarthy Cup winner Conor Whelan said he'd favour a longer buildup to the finals as well as a bigger gap between the two finals.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for June in hurling, Galway's Conor Whelan with his award in Eyre Square. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Galway hurling star Conor Whelan has called on the GAA to push the All-Ireland finals into August, to allow the Championships to properly breathe.

Sunday's senior hurling final between Limerick and Kilkenny will barely be over when attention will turn to the following Sunday's football decider between Dublin and Kerry.