County’s minor hurlers aiming to be included in either Leinster or Munster championship
If that seems like the final act of a long, 21-year march from the opening of the back door to the full acceptance of Galway as a hurling county worthy of the same basic respect as every other team, then you’d be wrong - because the systemic unfairness that generations of Galway hurlers had to suffer is still being meted out to their underage players.
The fact that they are mentioning joining Munster as a possibility is a fairly frank admission that after years of asking Leinster to do the right thing, they don’t expect any miracles from those quarters. “I would also add we are 100 per cent fully open to our club hurling championships being integrated into the provincial championships as well. We want to be equal across the board – senior, U-20, minor and club. No barriers.”
Galway are far from sure they will get the 60 per cent required for this motion to pass. Hurling-focused delegates to Congress have been heard in the past to bemoan the fact that delegates from Cavan, or Donegal, or some other small-ball backwater, get a chance to vote on issues pertaining to the protection and promotion of their sport.
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