Central Council:The GAA's player welfare manager Pauric Duffy may be on a collision course with top managers after recommending a limit be placed on the number of training sessions for intercounty panels.

The intention is to create more time for leading GAA players to line out for their clubs.

Duffy made a presentation on the playing of club fixtures at Saturday's Central Council meeting.

Further recommendations were the abolishment of the junior and intermediate intercounty championships. He also suggested that legislation be drawn up for a release of intercounty players for club duty.

It was agreed that the University of Limerick would be required to pay the costs of the recent court action taken by them against CLG and that those costs would not be underwritten by Central Council.

It was also resolved to increase the grants for the Nicky Rackard, Christy Ring and Tommy Murphy Cup winners. At present a holiday fund of €15,000 is awarded to the Tommy Murphy Cup winners.

Central Council also provisionally approved an application from the FAI and IRFU to play two friendly/ranking games each in Croke Park in 2008.