Cork GAA CEO Kevin O’Donovan is opposed to the All-Ireland club competitions being completed within the calendar year. It was decided earlier this year that the All-Ireland senior club finals, from 2020 onward, would be brought forward from their traditional St Patrick’s Day slot to mid-January. Cork have restructured their hurling and football championships for 2020, but O’Donovan believes it would be impossible for fixture-makers in the county to meet Munster deadlines if the All-Ireland club finals are brought within the calendar year given the knock-on effects that would trigger. “Because if they go moving those [club final] dates further forward, we have to move our games, and there is no county with our number of games. I’d oppose that at every forum I’m at.”

Source: Irish Examiner October 02, 2019 16:18 UTC