Wexford football manager John Hegarty mulling over future after his side exit Tailteann Cup race
The Wexford footballers didn't end the campaign as they would have liked as they suffered a 4-21 to 2-19 defeat to hosts Limerick in their Tailteann Cup quarter-final in TUS Gaelic Grounds on Sunday, but the silver lining on that dark cloud is that the Slaneysiders will be playing in the Allianz League Division 3 next season.
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Irish Independent
5 hours ago
- Irish Independent
Wexford football manager John Hegarty mulling over future after his side exit Tailteann Cup race
The Wexford footballers didn't end the campaign as they would have liked as they suffered a 4-21 to 2-19 defeat to hosts Limerick in their Tailteann Cup quarter-final in TUS Gaelic Grounds on Sunday, but the silver lining on that dark cloud is that the Slaneysiders will be playing in the Allianz League Division 3 next season.
Irish Examiner
6 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Jarlath Burns to set up group to reform inter-county structures, with hurling set for tweaks
GAA president Jarlath Burns is to set up a group to review the structure and scheduling of the senior inter-county championships. Burns gave the commitment at the meeting of Central Council in Croke Park on Saturday. As a new All-Ireland senior football championship format will be commencing next year, any structural change is likely to come in the hurling championship where the All-Ireland preliminary hurling quarter-finals could be disbanded completely or the Joe McDonagh Cup finalists removed and replaced with the fourth-placed teams in the Leinster and Munster championships. In that case, Wexford instead of Laois would have faced Tipperary and Clare, not Kildare taken on Dublin this past weekend for All-Ireland quarter-final places against Galway and Limerick. Instead, less than a week after their McDonagh Cup final, runners-up Laois lost to Tipperary by 23 points and Dublin defeated second tier winners Kildare by 21 points. In the six years of the preliminary quarter-finals, MacCarthy Cup sides have won 11 out of 12 times with an average winning margin of 17.9 points. Last week, Burns indicated the McDonagh Cup could run parallel to the MacCarthy Cup instead of being run off in time to feed into it. 'If you do away with the preliminary quarter-finals, there are advantages to that because you could stretch out the Joe McDonagh Cup and you could make that a longer competition.' Although the Munster Council will be loath to alter the jeopardy associated with their championship that again pulled in record attendances and gate receipts this year, the likes of Clare, Waterford and Wexford may be in favour of such an amendment. A relegation play-off between the bottom teams in Leinster and Munster may also be considered. The expected return of provincial final replays after extra-time, set to be debated at Special Congress in October, would have to be factored into any structure or scheduling changes. Simply ending the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals could mean up to a five-week gap for the third-placed team in Munster between their last provincial match and All-Ireland quarter-final. A compromise may come in the final round of the provincial championships being pushed out to June. However, that is unlikely to happen until 2027 at the earliest as Burns confirmed concerts have been booked for Croke Park in August of next year and therefore All-Ireland finals won't be staged in that month. Yet there is growing support for the inter-county season to conclude in the eighth month of the year as Burns acknowledged at last week's All-Ireland senior hurling championship launch. In his Munster SHC final programme notes last week, provincial chairman Tim Murphy wrote of the same. 'The split season has generally been effective with inter-county players in particular expressing high levels of satisfaction. Having spoken to clubs, counties, players, managers, administrators and supporters over the last number of weeks and months, there is however a strong desire for the season to be extended. 'I am confident a comprehensive national review – engaging all relevant stakeholders and considering the full range of perspectives – can produce a well-balanced extension to the playing season that meets the needs of all involved.' The following day, Leinster chairman Derek Kent, who too has called for an August finish to the championships, wrote of the lack of hurling being played in summer. 'Almost 60% of our senior hurling teams in Leinster will have no hurling in June, which surely demonstrates a troubling lack of hurling promotion. 'On the contrary, over 91% of our football teams, all but one of the 12 in the province, will play football this month. That clearly highlights an imbalance in the playing of our games.'
The 42
6 hours ago
- The 42
GAA confirm next weekend's All-Ireland senior football and hurling fixtures
CROKE PARK AND the Gaelic Grounds will host next Saturday's All-Ireland senior hurling quarter-finals. Dublin will face Limerick in Croke Park, with Galway playing Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds, a repeat of their game at that venue two years ago. The GAA have also announced the football preliminary quarter-final fixtures for next weekend. Kerry play Cavan in Killarney on Saturday, while Dublin face Cork in Croke Park. Sunday will see Down host Galway in Newry, while Donegal entertain Louth in Ballybofey. Advertisement The two Tailteann Cup semi-finals will be held in Croke Park on Sunday, while Cavan and Ennis are the locations for the All-Ireland minor football semi-finals. Here's the full list of what's in store: ***** Saturday 21 June All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals Limerick v Dublin, Croke Park, 4pm - RTÉ. Galway v Tipperary, TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, 6.15pm - RTÉ. All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals Kerry v Cavan, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, 3.30pm - GAA+. Dublin v Cork, Croke Park, 6.15pm - GAA+. ***** Sunday 22 June All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals Down v Galway, Páirc Esler, Newry, 1.45pm - GAA+. Donegal v Louth, MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey, 4pm - GAA+. Tailteann Cup semi-finals Wicklow v Limerick, Croke Park, 2pm - RTÉ. Kildare v Fermanagh, Croke Park, 4pm - RTÉ. Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC semi-finals Roscommon v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni, 1.30pm - TG4. Kerry v Mayo, Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, Ennis, 3.30pm - TG4. *****
