AI Finals - Dates in 2007

[Lorcs]

GAA.ie has AIH on 02/09 and AIF on 16/09...

I had thought the finals were going back to the 2nd and 4th Sundays this year, once the Ryder Cup was out of the way. Can anyone clarify this?

Thanks

[magickingdom]

heard on the radio a few weeks ago that the gaa were happy with the way things went this year and decided to stick with those dates. dont know any more....

[Bogball XV]

yeah sticking with this years dates - all to do with their efforts to shorten and define the intercounty season to leave more room for club fixtures.

[Norf Tyrone]

Check with Tony....

[Blue Boy]

Ya the dates are the 2nd Sept and 16th Sept for the hurling and football finals respectively - just checked the official games programme.

[ziggysego]

Check with Tony....

They heard about Tony booking the hotel room on the wrong weekend, so they rescheduled the All Ireland Final dates to save him future embarrassments.

[ildanach]

I haven't checked the dates yet.But lets hope there is enough room for replays. Mayo had to play 3 weeks in a row this year.

[Lone Shark]

I haven't checked the dates yet.But lets hope there is enough room for replays. Mayo had to play 3 weeks in a row this year.

Pretty sure that Tyrellspass had to play six or seven weeks in a row in the late Autumn. Works both ways. All Ireland finals should be out of the way by mid august really IMHO. 

[tayto]

If they were, how about finishing the Club championship before Christmas, maybe the finals on New years day in Croke Park? and then playing the railway cup matches on Paddys day in Croke park? dosent make any sense to me to overlap the season for a handful of teams meaning certain counties are missing players for the league.