The possibility of the GAA inter-county season being extended, to include a 2027 August football final, has failed as Motion 14 was withdrawn moments before a vote that likely would have resulted in a heavy defeat at Saturday’s GAA Congress at Croke Park.
The signs were ominous in the lead-up with a number of counties confirming to RTÉ Sport that they would be voting against the motion, brought forward by a working group chaired by former GAA director general Páraic Duffy.
If passed, the All-Ireland football final would have taken place on the second Sunday in August next year with the hurling decider on the last Sunday in July.
Counties had expressed concerns about the impact it would have on their…