GAA Director General Tom Ryan suggests the possibility of adjusting the All-Ireland final dates by a week or two, acknowledging the growing sentiment for a longer season. However, he doesn't anticipate a return to the traditional September dates.
There has been some opposition to the new calendar, in which the finals have played in July. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho
“There is a gathering mood to shuffle the finals back by a week or two, and that may well transpire in the future. Stretching the season out a little would be no bad thing – but I don’t foresee a return to September. “We need to approach GAA capital projects differently. Shared development has long been anathema to our thinking, I know, but if we can share with universities, share with other organisations then why not share between ourselves?
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