With the flood of counties rushing to support the removal of Rule 21, the questions surrounding this afternoon's GAA special congress in the City West Hotel have become more peripheral.
Like how long the whole thing will take.
It appears that the requiem for the controversial ban on members of the Northern security forces will not be a lengthy affair. The official agenda lists the debate as starting a little after two o'clock and close of business at 3.30.
Rumours have been rife that the GAA president, Mr Sean McCague, who has convened the congress, may opt to take a vote as quickly as possible on the basis that everyone knows their mind on the issue.
If proceeding straight to a ballot is unlikely, it is suggested that speeches will be restricted with a proposer, seconder and two opposing contributions the extent of the debate.
The decisions of Cork on Tuesday night, and Down two days later to support change have been pinpointed as the crucial moments of a week during which the slow drip of support for abolition of the ban became a steady flow.
Nearly seven years ago Down became the first cross-Border county since the start of the Troubles to vote for repeal.
That stance was reversed for the special congress of 1998 but the county, like Cork which also opposed reform three years ago, comes to congress this afternoon mandated for change.
Should the rule go as expected it will end nearly 100 years of history. The ban has been on the books since 1903. Originally an aggressively separatist statement, it had practical application in keeping out spies during the struggle for independence but for the 40 years leading up to the Troubles, it went largely unnoticed and was frequently disregarded.
A motion to delete it was on the agenda of the 1971 congress, which famously dispensed with the ban on foreign games, but despite having widespread, including cross-Border, support the proposal was mysteriously withdrawn and the issue soon overtaken by events.
Rule 21 of the GAA Official Guide states: "Members of the British armed forces and the police shall not be eligible for membership of the association. A member of the Association participating in dances, or similar entertainment, promoted by or under the patronage of such bodies, shall incur suspension of at least three months."
The Taoiseach last night said he hoped and expected that the GAA would abolish Rule 21. "I do hope that they do this and that it is welcomed everywhere."