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Martin Breheny: Hurling and football pitted against each other in very public way for prime slots bad for both codes

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Martin Breheny: Hurling and football pitted against each other in very public way for prime slots bad for both codes

Central Council arguing over weekend games highlights fixture dysfunction

Sligo manager Tony McEntee was not happy with the proposal to switch the Tailteann Cup semi-finals to Saturday. Photo: Sportsfile

So let’s get this right. New GAA President Jarlath Burns favoured giving the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals top billing this coming weekend by switching them from Saturday to Sunday.

Instead, they will be played on Saturday, as originally planned. Three football preliminary quarter-finals are fixed for later in the day. That’s five big-time games, with the hurling ‘live’ on RTÉ.

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