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Sat 10 Oct 2008Congress expected to back new-look Leinster hurling format
GAA NEWS:THIS MORNING'S special congress of the GAA at Croke Park is expected to vote Galway and Antrim into the Leinster senior hurling championship for a trial period of three years.
The proposal, brought forward by the Hurling Development Committee, has proved controversial with some of the counties most affected. Wexford, Offaly and Dublin all voted against the plan to expand the provincial championship and some Kilkenny players have publicly stated their opposition, although the county board has been supportive of their county men, HDC chair Ned Quinn and GAA president Nickey Brennan.
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