Bellew: Swap the All-Ireland final dates and stage four hurling quarter-finals

Galway chairman Paul Bellew says inter-county schedule can be improved with July finish.

A supporter takes a video of the parade before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Donegal at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Paul Bellew knows how he and Kevin O’Donovan are viewed.

On one hand, the Galway chairman and Cork chief executive are considered the guardians of the split season and the protectors of their dual code realms. On the other, they are regarded an obstinate pair standing in the way of pushing out the All-Ireland finals into August and letting the inter-county season breathe.