Galway hurling committee chairman Michael Larkin has welcomed a proposal to revamp the hurling championship.

GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghaíl revealed last weekend that plans are afoot to play the Leinster and Munster championships on a round-robin basis, with teams facing each other home and away. If the changes are implemented, it would bring an end to Galway's long wait for home championship games, and Larkin is also hopeful that the lack of competition for the county's minor and U21 teams will also be addressed.

"The only thing we can say is that we would be optimistic that there could be changes to the minor and U21 structure which would be beneficial to Galway in terms of giving us games," he told the Galway News. 

"I could see that as being part of the (overall) package that could come into existence in 2018 as well."

Larkin believes changes to the hurling championship were needed to ensure it shared the limelight with its football counterpart, which will have a new 'Super 8' format from next year.

"I think Aogán O'Fearghail and Pauric Duffy in Croke Park recognised this. They would be very much in favour of the restructuring of the hurling championships. So, while we have nothing concrete and nothing definite, I think quite an amount of discussion has taken place on this," he added.

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