Replying To LongfordSham:  "Bottom 2 i believe are to be relegated from the playoff, which would be bloody ridiculous and a needless extra portion of games. League phase 1, League phase 2, Relegation round robin league, followed by a league phase Intermediate championship."

Replying To LongfordgaaAbú:  "Division 2 has same number of teams as last year. Last year each team played 11 rounds of games, and if you were in relegation you played 1 more, so 12 games total that season. That compares to 8 rounds of games this year across two phases, and 2 more games in a 3-team relegation playoff, so 11 games total this year if you are in relegation.

The number of games isn't the issue. The complexity is the issue IMO. Why not just play one division and let the two Killoe's play each other - the world won't end. Then have table position at the bottom decide who goes down. I don't see the point of relegation playoffs unless teams end up on same points. Then again I don't see the point of the Top 2 or Top 4 cups either. A league should finish with top team as champions and bottom team(s) relegated, nice and simple. More cups is unnecessary."