New hurling league format on the way as five counties escape cull

Conor McShea of Fermanagh in action against Paddy Lynam, left, and Keelan Cox of Longford during the Allianz Hurling League Division 3B Final.

Next year’s Allianz Hurling League is set to be the most competitive in years as finishing positions will determine whether teams will compete in a new seven-team top flight in 2025.

A new league structure put forward by the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) was endorsed at a Central Council meeting earlier today. The proposal to remove Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Longford and Louth from 2025 was withdrawn.