The GAA are looking at resurfacing the competition.
The Joe McDonagh Cup will serve both players and counties better if the competition is less condensed, according to Laois Hurling manager Willie Maher.
The GAA have today written to all six Joe McDonagh teams about the restructuring the competition ahead of next season's campaign.
This comes just two weeks after Offaly's hammering at the hands of Tipperary in the preliminary quarter finals three weeks after their Joe McDonagh final defeat to Carlow.
Speaking to David Hollywood, Maher says there is value in the competition: