GAA president Larry McCarthy was certainly audacious when hoping the Tailteann Cup “takes off like a meteorite”, if perhaps somewhat mixing up the metaphor, given the meteorite is more likely to crash and burn.
The intention however is clear: the GAA are determined to make a success of the Tailteann Cup, which begins this weekend and concludes with the final in Croke Park on July 9th. Exactly how well it takes off remains to be seen.
What’s it all about? The new second-tier football championship, a sort of revival of the All-Ireland B Championship, or the Tommy Murphy Cup, both of which have been since laid to rest. It consists of the 16 Division Three and Four teams from the National League, plus New York; had any of those teams made their provincial final they would gone into the All-Ireland series.
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- May 17, 2022
