THERE is empirical evidence of the dangerous effects of over-training and over-use of players, the outgoing chairman of the GAA’s Burnout Task Force, Dr Pat O’Neill told Saturday’s Special Congress in Croke Park.

NEW Irish manager Sean Boylan has no wish to see the competitive nature of the International Rules Series with Australia being diluted — once the games are played in the “proper spirit” and, more importantly, as long as the refereeing is fair.