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Published 10:41 25 Jun 2018 BST
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"In my time I will look at a tier 2 Championship," said Horan on RTE Radio's Morning Ireland. "The qualifiers came in to give teams extra games and a second chance but when you look at the draw today it still is the stronger teams that are coming through to the latter stages of the championship. "It is on my agenda to have a look at a tier 2 Championship, to engage with all the partners involved and see can we progress it. There has been a resistance in the organisation to that but I'm quite sure if we put it together properly we might get a buy-in."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/1011162647591641088 Former Meath All-Ireland winner and The Sunday Game pundit Colm O'Rourke said last year that the provincial championships were a farce and that the championship structure needs to be addressed.
“What this shows again today is that the idea of a proper championship is a farce, whether in Leinster or in the rest of the country. “Teams like Westmeath and a lot of other teams — 23 or 24 others — are just not able to compete."The sooner we have different levels to suit the various teams, the better it would be.“Westmeath players going home tonight must be in absolute despair and imagine trying to pick themselves up for a qualifier — it’s not going to happen.”
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