Far better than friendlies, though reading reports in the "open Croker forever" Indo rag it seems that this is a step to having smaller draw games in smaller grounds while "GAA bosses" might be inclined to open up for bigger games. Even Martin Breheny is on the act this morning, can it get any worse? And it seems the greedy numbskulls in D4 are figuring that there's "no rush" in completing Lansdowne as Croke Park is sufficient for the FAI and IRFU.
But off the soap box, the 4 nations would be good and will probably build up domestic leagues too.