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18th January 2024
12:18pm GMT

17 January 2024; Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy in attendance after the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Sigerson Cup Round 2 match between MTU Cork and ATU Donegal at the GAA National Games Development Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile[/caption]
McCarthy insists that 'local nuances' must be considered, such as the number of clubs in each county, but he acknowledges it may be worth looking at.
These local nuances, he suggested, could even encourage the GAA to dictate the number of senior teams in each county, based on their own unique situations.
"If you were to look at it purely from a sporting sense, yeah, we should. We should look at it," said the outgoing chief.
"And maybe the CCCC should look and say right, “well in each county perhaps, there should be “x” number of clubs at each level.
"Particularly at senior level because that has the knock-on effect obviously in terms of intermediate and junior level.
"But then you have to take into account the local nuances in each county.
"In terms of the fairness of the competition - the club championships are arguably the best competitions that we have across the spectrum - it's probably a thing we should look at."
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15 January 2024; Attendees, back row, from left, former Derry footballer Tony Scullion, former Tyrone footballer Kevin Hughes, Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy, former Laois hurler Pat Critchley and former Galway hurler and footballer Alan Kerins and front row, from left, former Dublin ladies footballer Lindsay Peat, former Clare hurler Tony Griffin and former Tipperary camogie player Ciara Gaynor at the launch of TG4's award-winning Laochra Gael series at the Light House Cinema in Dublin as the Gaelic sport biography series returns for another season. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile[/caption]Explore more on these topics: