THE ALL-IRELAND senior football championship will be overhauled in 2023 after the Green Proposal was overwhelmingly approved at Saturday’s GAA Congress in Mayo.
The motion, which will introduce a tiered championship structure, was passed by 94.7% of delegates.
Beginning next season, after the conclusion of the national leagues and the provincial championships, there will be a round-robin competition for the Sam Maguire with 16 counties split into four groups of four.
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Those 16 counties will be the eight provincial finalists as well as the next-best eight counties based on their league ranking.
The four group winners will automatically qualify for the All-Ireland quarter-finals while the second and third-placed teams in each group will play off for the remaining four places.
The next 16 counties based on league ranking will compete for the second-tier Tailteann Cup, which will also be played on a round-robin basis with four groups of four.
Gavan Casey is joined by Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella to look ahead to Italy, chat about the provinces’ latest signings, and remember ‘Inga the Winga’.
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All-Ireland football championship to be revamped in 2023 as Green Proposal passes Congress
THE ALL-IRELAND senior football championship will be overhauled in 2023 after the Green Proposal was overwhelmingly approved at Saturday’s GAA Congress in Mayo.
The motion, which will introduce a tiered championship structure, was passed by 94.7% of delegates.
Beginning next season, after the conclusion of the national leagues and the provincial championships, there will be a round-robin competition for the Sam Maguire with 16 counties split into four groups of four.
Those 16 counties will be the eight provincial finalists as well as the next-best eight counties based on their league ranking.
The four group winners will automatically qualify for the All-Ireland quarter-finals while the second and third-placed teams in each group will play off for the remaining four places.
The next 16 counties based on league ranking will compete for the second-tier Tailteann Cup, which will also be played on a round-robin basis with four groups of four.
Gavan Casey is joined by Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella to look ahead to Italy, chat about the provinces’ latest signings, and remember ‘Inga the Winga’.
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