All-Ireland senior finals could be in August from 2027, says Burns
June 11, 2025
Armagh's Rian O'Neill and Galway's Dylan McHugh ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
GAA president Jarlath Burns has hinted that the All-Ireland senior football and hurling championship finals could be pushed back to August from 2027.
Having traditionally been played in September, the two showpieces have been staged in July since 2022 as a result of the split-season being brought it.
Burns had said earlier this year that the All-Ireland finals wouldn’t be switched to August in 2026, but, speaking at the launch of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship yesterday (Tuesday), the Armagh man said a change to the dates could be considered at this October’s Special Congress.
"Croke Park operates with regard to its priorities and how it does its business a year in advance,” he quoted saying by BBC Sport NI.
“So, already, because we hadn't made a decision on that, August 2026 is taken up. That puts August 2027 into the mix.
"I'm around the country all the time, in clubs and counties every single day of the week, and the thing that I get most debate on are the timings of the All-Ireland finals.
"And there is a school of thought that is saying that first and third weeks in August, leaving everything as it is, okay, first and third weeks in August."
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