Jack O’Connor senses the proposal to extend the All-Ireland senior football championship into early August from 2027 will not garner enough support. Because part of the recommendation includes the permanent disbandment of the pre-season competitions, some Ulster counties could also oppose it. They probably would like a little bit of a break in there somewhere, so taking two weeks out of that would be a challenge, no doubt,” Kiely reasoned. I could see how it could move a little bit, just to give a little bit of a build-up to the final itself. I hope it is a problem that we have, but at the minute it is not a concern for us.

Source: Irish Examiner February 23, 2026 10:35 UTC