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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Karl O'Kane

GPA call for GAA pre season provincial competitions to be axed

GPA CEO Tom Parsons has called for the abolition of the provincial pre-season competitions.

The GPA have lobbied the GAA’s Central Council for the removal of tournaments such as the Walsh Cup, Munster Hurling League, McGrath Cup, McKenna Cup and O’Byrne Cup.

Parsons says that taking away the pre-season tournaments would mean a longer off season for inter-county players, with an uninterrupted pre-season starting later.

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