"weaker" hurling counties pre season hurling

JimWexford wrote:

clash-of-da-ash wrote:

JimWexford wrote:

clash-of-da-ash wrote:Pat Spillane said in the paper yesterday of maybe allowing each of the weaker counties to include 5 players max from the stronger counties provided they aren't called up, so you could have 2 galway,2 kilkenny and a tipp player playing with say Carlow.

Clash this is already allowed, Carlow may not be allowed to to this are they are in the Liam Mac championship. But all for all other counties players can "declare" for them, all you have to do is look a the amount of Galway club hurlers plying there trade at inter-county level

I know of some hurlers playing club hurling in Galway and playing with another county in Connacht. Do they have to be living or working in that county or whats the rule?

Not to sure on the rule but i think it's like the old resident rule if you spent 4 weekends in a row in a parish you were deemed a resident.
To the best of my knowledge you can get a special transfer from croke park to play for a weaker county and you need not have any ties or even live there.

Not a good rule for those from that county who are being kept out of the team.

JimWexford wrote:To the best of my knowledge you can get a special transfer from croke park to play for a weaker county and you need not have any ties or even live there.

Kildare football did this for years .............

Ruling for you clash
Eligibility for Weaker Hurling Counties
For Senior Inter-County Hurling Competitions, a player,subject to the conditions hereunder, shall be entitled to -
(a) Declare for the County of birth of a parent or
(b) Play for the County of Residence, provided this County is a designated County as provided for in Condition (1) below, while continuing to be eligible to play with his Home Club.
The following Conditions shall apply:
(1) The County availing of this Rule is not participating in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Liam McCarthy Cup) or Division 1 of the National League.Rules out Carlow
(2) A County availing of this Rule may have a maximum of five such players sanctioned in any Championship Year.
(3) The permission of a Player’s Home County must be obtained.
(4) A Player may avail of this Rule for only one County, and may not declare for a Home county for Football.Chapter 6 GAMES & COMPETITIONS 65
(5) If a clash of Championship Fixtures arises between that of a Player’s Home Club and that of the County availing of this Rule, the player shall play with his Home Club.
(6) Permission to avail of this Rule shall be for one Championship Year at a time, and application must be made annually for renewal of permission.
The closing date for Applications each year shall be the 31st March.