The final of the Christy Ring Cup may yet have to be replayed. At a meeting of the Down county board late last night, it was decided to postpone until this morning a decision on whether or not to seek a re-fixture of the match in which the county was narrowly defeated by Westmeath.

Controversy arose during the competition's inaugural final at Croke Park when Limerick referee Denis Richardson played a 33-minute first half instead of the regulation 35 minutes.

Seven years ago Offaly's hurlers were famously granted a re-fixture after referee Jimmy Cooney blew for full time a couple of minutes early in the All-Ireland semi-final replay against Clare.

Meanwhile there are moves to fix the Dublin-Tyrone women's football quarter-final on a double bill with the men's replay on Saturday week. Although there has been no decision taken on the matter, it will come before the GAA's Central Games Administration Committee for final approval.

The women's match isn't the only one vying to be added to the August 27th replay. Amongst the other fixtures looking to be staged at headquarters is the All-Ireland minor football semi-final between Offaly and Down.

Last night in Croke Park at a meeting of the Integration Sub-committee, which is looking at closer links between the GAA and the women's associations, football and camogie, the matter was due to be raised but nothing was expected to be finalised.

There will however be a curtain raiser as Croke Park is anxious that the crowds for the match, which is expected to be near capacity again, arrive in good time and avoid the situation in which throw-in times have to be put back on the advice of the gardaí, as happened last Saturday.

Dublin's women's team has been involved in the past two All-Ireland finals, which have attracted in the region of 30,000. Both the county and Tyrone are hopeful that they can provide the opening fixture on the double bill.

Finally the Vodaphone Footballer and Hurler of the Month awards for July were presented in Dublin yesterday.

The winners were Clare hurling captain Seán McMahon, whose side bowed out of the championship at the weekend after an epic tussle with All-Ireland champions Cork, and his Derry football counterpart Paddy Bradley whose team lost in the final qualifier round the weekend before last to Laois.

McMahon had played a key role in Clare's emergence from the qualifier group and big quarter-final win over Wexford. Bradley's prolific scoring had been a feature of Derry's run this season and the qualifier success against Limerick.

Galway's top scorer Ger Farragher could miss Sunday's All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Kilkenny after picking up an injury in training.

The free-taker, whose accuracy from placed balls is one of the primary reasons for Galway making it this far, is suffering from a dead leg picked up in a training match.

Farragher has been unable to train since suffering the injury last week and his fitness will again be assessed this evening when the squad trains at Pearse Stadium.

Conor Hayes and his selectors will hope the Castlegar clubman makes a full recovery ahead of Sunday's game.

Also doubtful are full forward Niall Healy and Kevin Hayes, who started at number 14 against Limerick.

Healy is also suffering from a dead leg while Hayes picked up a hand injury.

"The injuries are being treated intensively but all we can do is wait and see how they progress," said selector Gerry Dempsey.

He added that the selectors would give the players as long as possible to recover from the injuries.

The Galway team may be announced after the squad trains in Athenry on Thursday evening.