The prospect of the Galway hurlers making the move to the Munster Championship is becoming more likely, following the passing of a motion at Galway's county convention last night.
The motion put forward by Liam Mellow's, stating that Galway's minor, Under-21 and senior sides should compete in "a single Provincial System and Structure", was passed unanimously by the 253 delegates present.
The club also added that, should these demands not be met by Leinster, the Galway County Board should apply to compete in the Munster Championship. At present, the Galway seniors compete in the Leinster hurling championship, with the minor and under-21 sides competing in Connacht.
Galway have played in Leinster since 2009, but in that time, the Leinster council have not always been particularly accommodating: in the 23 games Galway have played in that time, they have yet to host a single game in Galway.
The motion will now go before Congress next February.
County Chief Executive John Hynes refused to be drawn on the idea of moving to Munster when speaking on Morning Ireland this morning.
Tipperary defender Cathal Barrett spoke about the prospect of Galway moving to Munster a couple of weeks ago, telling the Irish Examiner that it had the potential to upset the "nice balance" of the All-Ireland championship:
I think to keep the Leinster championship at the height that it is, I think it would be better if they [Galway] stayed in Leinster.
In fairness you have Kilkenny and then Galway and Dublin are the main two after that. If it’s just Kilkenny and Dublin getting to the Leinster final each year, then people are probably going to get sick of seeing that.
