Motions for the upcoming Tipperary GAA County Convention make for interesting reading

Tipperary Football Board

Motion 1: In the case of a team given a walkover in an adult championship or league, apart from the financial penalty the club that gives the walkover are automatically will have a minus one-point deducted from their points tallies in the round robin series of their respective championship table or league table.

Motion 2: Where a club that in the previous year their 1st team has played in either of the top 3 county football championships (Senior, Intermediate and Premier Junior) and fails to affiliate a team in these competitions in the following year, or upon affiliating fails to field a team in the competition, the following shall apply:

• Automatic disqualification from fielding an adult football team in any grade for a term of two years
• If they re-enter a team in adult football competitions within a period of five years, from last fielding they will re-enter at the same grade as their 1st team played in their last year of competing
• If they re-enter a team after a period of five years has elapsed since last played, the grade they play at will be decided by the county gradings committee normally.
• This rule does not apply to a team relegated from the premier junior grade in any given year

Motion 3: Where a Clubs 1st adult hurling team play’s in either of the top two grades (Senior or Premier Intermediate) in any given year, then in that year the minimum grade that they can compete at in county championship football competition is at Junior A grade. 

The grade at which a club plays in divisional competitions shall be decided by divisional / county boards in the normal manner, but a club playing at either of the top two hurling grades as above, are graded Junior B or lower, then they shall not be eligible to go forward beyond the divisional competitions in Junior B or lower grades. 

Divisions may if they wish, nominate an alternative qualifying club (based on the above criteria) to take their place for the county stages of the relevant competitions.

The Tipperary Football committee and the Ardfinnan club both have very detailed motions relating to the 2025 Football championships which are sure to provoke much debate on the night.