Dessie Farrell: Let’s learn from Congress 2016

Dessie Farrell hopes the GAA will engage in more robust debate with his official players body when major issues come before Congress in the future.

In 2011, the GAA agreed a five-year deal to fund the GPA and its various projects; an agreement worth €8.5m but in the more recent past, the findings of various player task forces and workgroups have received little traction from the powers that be.

Last year, the GPA’s innovative proposal for a new football championship was dismissed by Central Council.