Galway have vowed to make their grievances with the Leinster Council a national issue.

The Westerners have become increasingly frustrated with how they've been treated by the provincial body since their senior hurlers joined Leinster in 2009. Prior to this year, the Walsh Cup and Leinster SHC games they played in generated €3.47 million, yet Galway only received €130,000. They also have a gripe with Leinster's refusal to grant them home championship games and to allow their U21 and minor teams to play in the eastern province.

"It is confirmed to us that they (Leinster Council) will not be accommodating our U21s and minors in their competitions; there will be no home and away arrangement for semi-finals and finals; and there is no coaching funding forthcoming from Leinster to Galway," Galway CEO John Hynes told the Connacht Tribune.

"So we are now changing the game, we are fronting up to it, and we are making this a national issue. It is no longer a Galway-Leinster issue. We are now changing it and moving it into the national arena. And this is a national issue and it is an issue that needs to be addressed by Central Council and the Management Committee. That is where we are now."

He added: "The window of opportunity for change is 2018 which is the year of change anyway - minor goes from U18 to U17 and the U21 football goes to U20. That is geared up as a year of change. So we have a lot of work to do between now and the end of the year in getting the submission in and getting it onto the national agenda."

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