Galway will 'vigorously oppose' inter-county season extension

"If you actually read the document, it is a full justification not to extend the season, bar a couple of lines about exposure that have no basis in fact."

OPPOSE: Galway will “vigorously oppose” the proposed two-week extension to the inter-county season, with county chairman Paul Bellew insisting that “no evidence” exists to support the calendar shift. Picture: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Galway will “vigorously oppose” the proposed two-week extension to the inter-county season, with county chairman Paul Bellew insisting that “no evidence” exists to support the calendar shift.

Central Council, at their September meeting, referred to next year's Congress the proposal of a high-powered sub-committee to move the All-Ireland finals to either side of the August Bank Holiday weekend from 2027 onward.