Facing a heavy defeat, the All-Ireland senior finals will remain in July next year after a motion to extend the inter-county season by two weeks was withdrawn at Annual Congress on Saturday. He highlighted the four All-Ireland senior semi-finals and finals were played over just 22 days and the “overload” impinged on the promotion of games. Have we too many inter-county games?” GAA president Jarlath Burns acknowledged support for the split season was “very definitive”. The All-Ireland senior preliminary hurling quarter-finals are no more after a Laois proposal received 94.1% backing. Fermanagh’s motion to reattach the All-Ireland minor finals as the curtain-raisers to the senior deciders was soundly defeated, receiving just 15.8%.

Source: Irish Examiner February 28, 2026 19:47 UTC