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Replying To Seanfan:  "Aren't they looking at shortening it by extending County to the 2nd week of August?"
Yes that's the plan and some are losing the run of themselves with anger with that slight change. You do wonder how things was managed at all when the Senior All-Ireland final was played on the 3rd Sunday in September for many decades

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3794 - 10/12/2025 13:06:52    2647810

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Replying To Gaa_lover:  "Yes that's the plan and some are losing the run of themselves with anger with that slight change. You do wonder how things was managed at all when the Senior All-Ireland final was played on the 3rd Sunday in September for many decades"
There were way less county championship games before the September finals, so plenty of time for club championships during the summer. Many AI winners in hurling and Football for over a hundred years only had to play between 4 and 6 games.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17750 - 10/12/2025 13:58:23    2647825

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Replying To Gaa_lover:  "Yes that's the plan and some are losing the run of themselves with anger with that slight change. You do wonder how things was managed at all when the Senior All-Ireland final was played on the 3rd Sunday in September for many decades"
There's for and against. There are inefficiencies in the club season. Champions of All Ireland finalists having a bye from their provincial first round should be freeing up one week. Hurling and football club semi finals on the same weekend in January would free up a second week before Christmas, if that was considered. Two changes like that should result in low impact of expanding the inter county season by 2 weeks. The concern though is would they stop there or will they try to increment by more again. The CPA should have remained in an overseeing capacity!

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9308 - 10/12/2025 19:04:47    2647880

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