Is it time for minors to return to the senior stage?

A Conor Owens miss in an All-Ireland minor final was cited as one reason to take youngsters off the high-pressure stage. But the Tyrone man dismissed the idea. 

A dejected Conor Owens of Tyrone after missing a late free during the 2021 Electric Ireland GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Championship Final match between Meath and Tyrone at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

In a wide-ranging interview on RTÉ’s Sunday Sport last weekend, Jimmy Barry-Murphy bemoaned the removal of All-Ireland minor finals as the curtain-raisers to the senior game.

It’s six years since the two deciders last shared the same bill – the last All-Ireland minor final in Croke Park was four years ago – and the Cork icon wants to see the double bill restored.