No post-game banquet for Kilkenny or Limerick in the capital after All-Ireland hurling final

The times they are a-changin' alright.

Bob Dylan didn't have changes to the Irish sporting calendar in mind when he wrote his famous composition in the 1960s, yet GAA fans will share many of the song's sentiments as to the championship season's new scheduling.

The split-season means All-Ireland finals in September are no more. No opportunities for young school kids, just a week into the new term, to share in the excitement of their county reaching Croker; no trek down to the Harvest Festival in Listowel for Dublin fans; no appearance for Liam or Sam on The Late Late Show.

We know the reasons why the finals have been brought forward, originally to August for the hurling finals, and now to July for football and hurling. The camogie and women's football deciders are scheduled for August this year.

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In his annual report for 2022, GAA director general Tom Ryan said he does not expect All-Ireland finals to take place in September ever again.

"I don't envisage a return to the much loved September All-Ireland finals that we all grew up with," he wrote.

"I completely understand the power of tradition, and all that those weekends entailed. However times change and we have to change with them.

"We have the opportunity now to start building new summer traditions for a new generation of GAA players and supporters.

"I feel strongly that the new shape of the GAA season has a lot to commend it and offers us a solid template upon which to build."

And so we must adapt. The thrills of the Munster