Late proposal to switch Tailteann semis and hurling quarters fails

The motion fell just short of the required 60% support

DISRESPECT: Sligo manager Tony McEntee before the Tailteann Cup quarter-final match between Sligo and Limerick at Markievicz Park in Sligo. Photo by Stephen Marken/Sportsfile

A motion to flip this coming weekend’s All-Ireland senior hurling quarter-finals from Saturday to Sunday narrowly failed at a special convening of Central Council on Sunday evening.

At the remote gathering of Ard Chomhairle, delegates were asked to vote on a proposal to move the Tailteann Cup semi-finals – Down v Sligo and Antrim v Laois – from their original Sunday date to Saturday.