'Hands off the Munster senior hurling championship': Clear message from chief executive Kieran Leddy

Next month, Congress is expected to remove All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals from this summer meaning there will be only five senior hurling championship games after the provincial finals.

HANDS OFF: “Hands off the Munster senior hurling championship” is the clear message from the province’s chief executive Kieran Leddy. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

“Hands off the Munster senior hurling championship” is the clear message from the province’s chief executive Kieran Leddy.

As Munster GAA revealed gate receipts for last year’s competition reached a record €8.381m, Leddy believes it would be diminished if the fourth-placed team qualified for the knock-out stages of the All-Ireland SHC.