GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail says there is "no fairness attached" to the current predicament of Galway's hurlers.

Despite having played in the Leinster SHC for eight years, the Tribesmen have yet to be granted a home fixture by Leinster Council. Speaking in Dubai, the Association president admits that the situation has got out of hand, suggesting that the Leinster championship should be replaced by a Rest of Ireland championship:

"I said before that I thought it was unfair to Galway with the situation they were in and I still believe that. I accept that there are issues for Leinster counties also but it has gone on too long. I see a total unfairness in the situation," the Cavan man is quoted in The Irish Independent.

"There are some counties in Leinster that have expressed total opposition. I think we need to grasp that. We have to grasp the nettle, and that's Galway's position and Antrim's position. Other counties are just going to have to accept that. Have we reached the stage where we have a Munster Championship and a Rest of Ireland championship?

"We'll have to put a number of proposals before these counties and let them see. I still think it goes back to the point of fairness. Galway, as a strong hurling county in the situation they are currently in, there is no fairness attached to that. We have to accept that.

"But I can't be too adamant about that because a lot of Leinster counties don't agree with that position and we have to listen to them and we'll do that. But I don't mind giving you my own opinion on it. I think they deserve to play a hurling match in Salthill, in Pearse Stadium."

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