NFL Restructure

Under this new format the each counties standing in the NFL affects their championship status,Therefore a little tweak in the structure is needed  
Divison's still consist of 8 teams but are split (randomly) into A & B.
With now 3 teams being Promoted/Relegated from each division
Each team plays the other 3 teams in their group before the final round which consists of


Top team in each group play for League Title

• Second place play each other 

• 3rd place plays 4th 

Final league table decides who is League Champion,Promoted,Relegated & it also dictates your championship seeding for the following season

All Ireland Series

• A Christy Ring format tournament for Div 4 teams ran over 7 weeks with the final being held in a compact provincial venue on a stand alone day.The winners receive the "Paidi O Sé Cup" and qualify for the All Ireland Play-Off's with home advantage                                                                                                                                                                                      

• A Christy Ring format tournament for Div 3 teams ran over 7 weeks with the final being held in a compact provincial venue on a stand alone day.The winners receive the "Kevin Heffernan Cup" and qualify for the All Ireland Play-Off's with home advantage,The runners up also qualify for the play off's but will be guaranteed an away draw                                                                                                                                                                                     

• A Christy Ring format tournament for Div 2 teams ran over 7 weeks with the final being held in a compact provincial venue on a stand alone day.The winners receive the "John Joe Reilly Cup" and qualify for the All Ireland Play-Off's with home advantage,The runners up also qualify for the play off's but will be guaranteed an away draw.A third place play off also takes place in this tournament with the winners progressing to the play-off's                                                                                                             

• A "Super 8" format tournament for Div 1 teams ran over 5 weeks with the each group winner progressing to the quarter-finals of the All Ireland Series with guaranteed home advantage                                                                                                                           

Second place in each group also qualify for the quarter-finals of the All Ireland Series and will play at a neutral venue        

                                                             

• Third place in each group will qualify for the Play-Off's with the best placed third getting home advantage 

All Ireland Play-Off's - Straight Knockout

Seeded with Home Advantage - Paidi O Sé Cup Winner , Kevin Heffernan Cup Winner, John Joe Reilly Cup Winner & Best placed 3rd from Super 8

Non Seeded - Kevin Heffernan Cup Runner Up, John Joe Reilly Cup Runner Up. John Joe Reilly Cup 3rd place play off winner & 3rd placed from Super 8 

                                                                                                           

All Ireland QF - Straight Knockout

Seeded with Home Advantage - Super 8 Group Winners x 2

Seeded - Super 8 Group Runner Ups

Unseeded - Four qualifiers from Play-Off's

All Ireland Semi-Finals and Finals