Is it a runner to play the Railway Cup ahead of the All-Ireland finals?

With Central Council due to meet again tomorrow to discuss the future of the interprovincial competition, one proposal is that it could replace the All-Ireland minor finals on the respective All-Ireland bills.

This proposal comes from Kerry's Eamonn O'Sullivan and Jarlath Burns - chairman of the sub-committee charged with finding as suitable slot for the ill-fated competition, says in today's Irish Times:

"This would allow the minors get back to their clubs a month early. It would add to the attendance at the relevant semi-final and also allow greater numbers from the competing counties to attend and free up extra tickets for the senior final.

"As the interprovincial teams wouldn't have a support base in themselves - all four provinces get tickets for All-Ireland day, anyway - there wouldn't be any independent demand for tickets. It's going to take imagination to relaunch these competitions - and even imagination mightn't do it." Tweet

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