The Chairman and Secretary of Carlow, Westmeath and Laois County Boards attended a meeting facilitated by Mairtin O Sceallaigh, Cathaoirleach Comhairle Laighean CLG. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare a proposal for tonight’s meeting of Comhairle Laighean CLG which, in turn, will prepare a proposal for meeting of Ard Chomhairle CLG on Saturday next.
Below are the proposal agreed by these counties:
2014-2016
B. ALL IRELAND SENIOR HURLING
CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 – 2016
Tier 1 – LIAM McCARTHY CUP
Counties Participating
‘In 2015, the number of counties in this group shall be reduced to four and shall remain at this number for later years’!
Promotion and Relegation
2015 – ‘The fourth place Team shall be relegated. The Winners of the Christy Ring Cup shall be promoted – this to continue for later years’.
Add to Rule:
If a team from the Qualifier group were to win a Leinster Quarter Final in any given year (by defeating one of the five automatic counties i.e. Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Offaly, Wexford) then that should lead to the team they beat being in the Qualifier Group the following year in their place with the team from the qualifier group starting the following year from the quarter finals.
