Complex sentence: In 1995 the decision was make to open the competition to all Senior Clubs in Ireland with seeding for the elite clubs introduced in 2000, exempting them from playing in the first two rounds, and going a long way to avoid mismatches.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1995 the decision was make to open the competition to all Senior Clubs in Ireland. Seeding for the elite clubs was introduced in 2000, exempting them from playing in the first two rounds, and going a long way to avoid mismatches.