A NEW format for the All-Ireland SFC could get the green light today at the GAA’s Annual Congress.
Ex-Tipperary defender Conor O’Donovan and his club Nenagh Éire Óg are hoping to effect a major change to the rule governing hurling’s handpass.
Two years after the motion received less than 35 per cent support, former Wexford boss Liam Griffin is back with his idea to promote hurling in every club in the country.
And after the last two Ulster football champions were crowned via shootouts, replays may be set for a return in drawn provincial finals.
With a total of 39 motions on the agenda, after Motion 39 was deferred, SunSport has picked out some of the key matters that will be decided on by delegates in Donegal.
- Motion 1: that a handpass in hurling must be made with the opposite hand to the one holding the sliotar.
- Motion 3: that provincial finals go to a replay if the teams are still level after extra-time, and that All-Ireland finals will go to a replay in the event of a draw after 70 minutes.
- Motion 10: that clubs be permitted to make their ancillary facilities, such as Astro-Turf pitches and gyms, available to other sports in the community.
- Motion 12: that in order to play a Championship game for his county, a player must have played in four club league games in the same calendar year.
- Motion 13: that it be mandatory for every club to field at least one hurling team between the Under-7 and Under-10 grades, except where a football club can show that their players are catered for by another hurling club or where sufficient numbers are not available.
- Motions 14 & 20: that hurling teams representing Europe and New York be permitted to compete in the Lory Meagher Cup.
- Motion 19: that from 2026, the All-Ireland SFC and Tailteann Cup group stages be replaced by a new structure similar to the old qualifiers but with a back-door route for beaten teams.
