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Rule changes and integration stalls | Live from the Ploughing

September 18, 2026 · 34 min

Show notes

Nigel Dunne and Rory O'Neill join Cathal Mullaney for a live recording of the podcast at the RTÉ tent at the National Ploughing Championships near Tullamore in County Offaly

0.00 - 1.45 - Introduction and welcome

1.45 - 3.00 - Nigel on his decision to join the Offaly management team ahead of the new season

3.00 - 5.00 - Reflecting on this year’s football championship which ended with Mayo’s historic triumph

5.00 - 7.35 - Will the way in which Mayo won the All-Ireland inspire other teams to adopt a similar brand of football?

7.35 - 8.55 - Will the fact that Mayo won the All-Ireland give a greater sense of belief to other counties currently awaiting a major breakthrough?

8.55 - 12.10 - Padraic Joyce’s decision to leave the Galway job and who might be next - might they go for someone from outside the county?

12.10 - 16.50 - Potential further changes to the football rules to be trialled this winter; but is there an appetite for this right now?

16.50 - 21.00 - Hurling is also exploring some potential changes, including increasing the number of permitted steps with possession to six. The panel discuss

21.00 - 24.15 - The managerial merry-go round in hurling is in full swing, with Henry Shefflin’s appointment in Kilkenny one of the major talking points. Limerick, meanwhile, will have John Kiely back at the helm

24.15 - 27.15 - The integration debate: Rory and Nigel weigh in on where the process is at right now and what message the recent controversy has sent out to the wider GAA population

27.15 - 31.15 - Will integration happen and can dual counties lead the way?

31.15 - 34.00 - Club championship action - is the split season working?

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