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Croke Park the perfect stage for Tailteann Cup

The Tailteann Cup takes centre stage this Sunday. No other football matches to distract attention away from Cavan, Offaly, Sligo and Westmeath's footballers.

The semi-finals are live on RTÉ and, as the main football games this weekend, they should get extended coverage on The Sunday Game.

The GAA deserves credit for the timing of the games. National focus on the two games will help to further promote this important competition. It needs every bit of publicity to ensure we, the public, see it as a success and a worthwhile competition. The Tailteann Cup needs to be measured on its own merits and not compared to its predecessor the Tommy Murphy Cup.

For the media and public, first impressions are key. Next year’s competition may well be different in structure. Straight knockout will be replaced by groups of four. Regardless of the structure, the name of the competition will be the same. For the status of this competition, year one of the Tailteann Cup has to be a success.

The management of all four teams will have embraced this extra time together as a group. More time together on and off the pitch leads to new levels of understanding and camaraderie. The hope of managements is that success in the Tailteann Cup will lead to better performances in next year’s Allianz League and beyond.

All four semi-finalists know they are playing in Division 3 and 4 next year. In order to play in the All-Ireland series they will have to reach a provincial final. However, the carrot of the winners of the final on 9 July playing in the All-Ireland series in 2023 is an appealing bounty. The extra motivation will add even more spice to the games.

Proper order that the semi-finals are in Croke Park. Leinster counties have regular days out in

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