GAA Congress has voted in favour of a revamped All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2023.
Almost 95% of delegates backed a tiered All-Ireland structure where the eight provincial finalists will compete for the Sam Maguire Cup along with the next eight teams ranked in order of league seniority.
Those counties will enter a round-robin stage comprised of four groups of four, with the group winners progressing straight to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
The second and third-placed teams will vie for the remaining four quarter-final spots.
The 16 counties who fail to qualify for the top-tier competition will enter the Tailteann Cup, also based on four groups of four, guaranteeing every team a minimum of four championship games.
The 'green proposal' received 94.7% of the vote, meaning there will be 99 championship matches in 2023 compared to 60 under the current structure.
The Allianz Football League and provincial championships are retained in their current form, with the latter condensed into a five-week period.
Motion 2 regarding the introduction of an Under-19 Minor All Ireland Football and Hurling Championships was defeated. Needed 60% to be accepted. The Vote was 55.6% in favour and 44.4% Against !
— Marty Morrissey (@MartyM_RTE) February 26, 2022
A motion to introduce an Under-19 grade at inter-county level for a three-year trial period was defeated. It received 55.6% of the vote, falling short of the 60% that was needed to carry the motion.
The GPA's motion calling on the GAA to prioritise integration with the LGFA and the Camogie Association passed with 89.8% of the vote.
Three motions proposing changing the inter-county minor grade from U17 to U18 were withdrawn after GAA president Larry McCarthy suggested a Special Congress later this year to discuss underage grades.
