A motion at this year's Congress is suggesting that the football decider should be played on the first Sunday in September – except when there are five Sundays in the month – and the hurling championship climax fourteen days beforehand.
However, at last night's Tipperary County Board meeting, former Chair Sean Nugent said playing the showpiece games a few weeks earlier than at present will have any significant impact on club fixture congestion.
He also feels that valuable publicity for Gaelic games could be lost if the motion is adopted in Carlow this weekend.
