Cork players stand for Amhrán na bhFiann before the NHL Division 1A final against Limerick at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photo: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Cork players stand for Amhrán na bhFiann before the NHL Division 1A final against Limerick at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photo: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

John Mullane has slammed as “absolute nonsense” the proposal to stage next year’s Allianz Hurling League final as a September warm-up act for the Ryder Cup.

And he has called on the clubs of Ireland to launch a grassroots campaign to relocate the association’s own streaming service, GAA+, back onto free-to-air television.