▁ ▁Their ▁propos als ▁involved ▁allowing ▁the ▁defeated ▁Mun ster ▁and ▁Le in ster ▁final ists ▁to ▁re - enter ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁championship . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁two ▁provincial ▁final ▁w inners ▁would ▁automatically ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁semi - final s ▁the ▁two ▁defeated ▁provincial ▁teams ▁would ▁join ▁Gal way ▁and ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁champions ▁in ▁two ▁play - off ▁games ▁or ▁' qu arter - final s '. ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁w inners ▁from ▁these ▁two ▁games ▁would ▁then ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁drawn ▁against ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁and ▁Mun ster ▁champions . ▁ ▁Re peat ▁games ▁would ▁be ▁avoided ▁in ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁semi - final ▁stage . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁these ▁propos als ▁looked ▁unlikely ▁of ▁being ▁introduced , ▁however , ▁a ▁wh ist le - stop ▁tour ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁secretary ▁Frank ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁Pat ▁Dal y , ▁the ▁G AA ' s ▁Games ▁Development ▁Officer , ▁had ▁changed ▁the ▁position . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁propos als ▁were ▁accepted ▁at ▁the ▁G AA ' s ▁annual ▁con gress . ▁ ▁Most ▁count ies ▁supported ▁the ▁new ▁propos als ▁and ▁motion ▁ 1 5 ▁( a ) ▁was ▁passed ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁two - third s ▁majority . ▁ ▁Bet ting ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁championship