The Championship getting underway on Easter weekend after a snap of particularly cold weather will take some getting used to and, for some, they may never quite get there.
It’s been a disruptive few years for the GAA’s flagship competitions with this weekend marking the first time since Dublin beat Kerry in the replayed All-Ireland football final in September 2019 that the only crowd restriction for Championship games will be a ground’s capacity.
In the interim, the Championship has started in October and June and now switches to April with an All-Ireland final in July for the first time since 1908, when the delayed 1907 football Championship was finally completed.
