Clock-hooter will only apply to Division 1 football games this weekend

Countdown clock in operation in top flight for first two rounds before being rolled out.

WHAT A HOOT: The clock/hooter will only apply to Allianz Division 1 football games for the first two rounds, the Irish Examiner can confirm. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE.

The clock/hooter will only apply to Allianz Division 1 football games for the first two rounds, the Irish Examiner can confirm.

As part of the new suite of rules, the countdown clock will be in operation in this opening weekend but only in the top flight’s fixtures at Pearse Stadium (Galway v Armagh), O’Neills Healy Park (Tyrone v Derry), Croke Park (Dublin v Mayo) on Saturday and Fitzgerald Stadium (Kerry v Donegal on Sunday.