The GAA has confirmed the Super 8s clash between Dublin and Donegal will go ahead as scheduled at Croke Park.

Donegal county board released a statement two days ago saying that they were unhappy that the game would be staged at headquarters and asked for a meeting with the association "to seek clarification on how any county team may use a ground as both a neutral and a home venue".

Following that meeting earlier today, both the GAA and Donegal released the following joint statement:

"The GAA has confirmed that a meeting between Senior officials and members of the Donegal County Committee took place in Croke Park earlier today," it read.

"It was accepted as part of these discussions, that the rules in relation to the new All Ireland SFC Quarter Final Round Robin system had been democratically adopted at Congress 2017 and that these provided for all Round 1 games to be played at Croke Park and each county to subsequently have one home and one away game.

"While Donegal challenged how any team could nominate Croke Park as their home venue, it was acknowledged that there was nothing in Rule to prohibit this.   

"Donegal also requested in light of the issues they highlighted, that a review of the first year of the new championship structures be held by Central Council later in the year and that all counties be invited to submit their observations in this context.

"It was agreed that the issues highlighted by Donegal would be considered as part of this process and that if Central Council collectively felt that non-structural changes to aspects of the Championship were required, that these could be put to Annual Congress in 2019 for consideration."

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