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Reading suggestions regarding playing the provincials separately from the All Ireland (it then being an open draw), sounds good until think about it, to win both a provincial title and an All Ireland will almost double the number of championship games played (counting provincial as championship games).

This even if do away with back door, with same number of games to win provincial (for some, less for others) as would take to get to the Semi Final of All Ireland, and if keep back door it'll be same number of games to reach Quarter Final.

Doing away with McKenna Cup etc may clear some space early in the season, but how many people would attend a provincial match played in January and of those attending how many would take a child to stand or sit in freezing weather. I could see the Provincial Championships going the way of Railway Cups kicked from post to pillar and slowly dying.

I'd agree that prelim losers moving would probably be the best option but what would be the reaction if one of them did win another provinces title. 

Few photos of final

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/sets/72157641273516653/

Few photos of Armagh v Down Hurling

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/

Few photos of Armagh v Down

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/

Hope you not mean camera technique

If the hurling technique, they are minors (which some would say is no excuse I suppose) hurling in Armagh is the poor cousin to football with some telling me this was first time a Cuchulainn Team made an Ulster Senior Final at any level (again was told the norm for any team winning Armagh Hurling Championship is to go in at Intermediate level for Ulster)

The scoreline reflected this, although it was also affected by what I was told is the best Ruari Og minor team that many from their club (who can remember from previous years) have seen

Hopefully this will be a learning curve for Cuchulainn side and improved results bring more support for hurling in the county

If my informant was wrong I'm sure facts will be corrected by those who know.

My settings on flickr supposed to stop those who not on my friends list from downloading photos, but like everything there's way round them
If you want any particular photo and can't get it, let me know and I'll send it over to you

Photos Ulster Minor Hurling Final

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/sets/72157638379143644/

Photos Ulster Minor Final 2013
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/sets/72157638379143644/

Sure that wasn't 660 at game? only a handful in seated area and about a dozen behind one goal with no one in other stand or goal areas

Not much on here though, replay for senior match on Thursday 19th for those who feel like supporting a bit of hurling in county

One year on and no word of Hurling finals that I've seen (other than link I posted to photos) sad that more people not go to look at 2 county finals, though hard to draw the "I might go to that" when up against an All Ireland football semi final and double headed soccer on TV.

Craobh Rua v Sean Treacy's Junior Hurling Final Photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/sets/72157635386277342/

Link to Hurling final photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/sets/72157635330968299/

Looked at Main Webpage and it says 3rd of March with venue and time TBC

http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/national-fixtures/mdonnelly-gaa-interprovincial-championship/hurling/

Football next week in Croker, looks like a double header with Junior club final

Links to photos of Ulster V Munster

Football Link


http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/sets/72157632792317049/detail/

Hurling Link, can't see a thread on Railway Cup in hurling pages, which sums up how the competition has been ignored and brought low since I used to go to Croke Park to watch the double header semi finals two great days out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16144312@N07/sets/72157632788329531/detail/