Inter-Pros Series dates confirmed as new rules set to be trialled 

The GAA has confirmed arrangements for the upcoming Allianz GAA Football Inter-Provincial Series at Croke Park which will showcase the proposed new rule changes for Gaelic football. 

The GAA’s Football Review Committee, led by Jim Gavin, has drafted a number of proposals to improve the game as a spectacle.

These include replacing penalty shootouts with novel ‘overtime showdowns’, keeping three players in attack, awarding four points for a goal and two for a point scored outside a new 40-metre arc.

The weekend after next, Friday October 18, Leinster play Connacht in the first semi-final at 6pm which is followed by the meeting of Munster and Ulster at 8pm. 

The following day will see two more games take place as the two defeated provinces meet at 5.30pm and the winning teams compete against each other at 7.30pm. 

Tickets for the games are on sale from usual outlets priced at €15 for adults and €5 for children and provide entry to all four games over the two days. 

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All tickets must be purchased in advance from either gaa.ie or Centra and SuperValu outlets. The managers for the games have also been confirmed. 

Connacht will be coached by Pádraic Joyce and Dessie Dolan will look after the Leinster team. John Cleary manages the Munster selection and Kieran Donnelly takes charge of the Ulster team. 

All four games will be televised with the two games on the Friday covered by TG4 and the two Saturday fixtures broadcast by RTÉ.