It has emerged that the controversial fixture for this weekend's Christy Ring Cup final between Westmeath and Carlow has been switched to this Sunday, August 3, at Tullamore. The decider had originally be fixed for this Friday evening, August 1, at Croke Park but following pressure from both counties since, the match has now been re-fixed for 6.00pm at the neutral grounds of Tullamore in county Offaly. Fears that the original fixture would struggle to attract a crowd of 1,000 people in Dublin seem to have influenced the CCCC's decision to change the game's date in the space of two days. Tweet

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