The All-Ireland Football Championship is set for a revamp from next year after the green proposal received a strong backing at GAA Congress.
Almost 95 per cent of delegates voted in favour of a tiered All-Ireland Championship which will see the eight provincial finalists and the next best eight teams based on league standings compete for the Sam Maguire.
They'll play in a round-robin series with four groups of four where the table toppers will progress directly to All-Ireland quarter-finals.
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The 16 teams who don't qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Championship will play in the second-tier Tailteann Cup.
While a motion to change the under-20 Championships to under-19 and minor to under-17 failed to reach the 60 per cent required for change.
