Another prominent GAA doctor has slammed the new sideline regulations, describing them as “bad medicine”.

Kildare senior football team doctor Danny Mulvihill will openly contravene the new sideline regulations this weekend.

THE GAA’s Medical, Scientific and Welfare Committee (MSWC) is hoping to publish guidelines for players which it is hoped will go some way to combating what appears to be an epidemic of cruciate ligament injuries.

THE chairman of the GAA’s Medical, Scientific and Welfare Committee has cast doubts as to whether inter-county footballers and hurlers will be subjected to blood testing.

THE GAA are confident they can dramatically reduce recurring injuries in inter-county hurling and football through their burgeoning injury database.

THE chair of the GAA’s Medical, Scientific and Welfare Committee is to raise the Association’s decision to limit physiotherapy reimbursement as part of its player injury scheme with GAA president Christy Cooney.

SENIOR inter-county hurling players who won’t wear safety helmets won’t be allowed to play the game anymore, top GAA officials warned yesterday.

KILDARE team doctor, Dr Danny Mulvihill has been appointed chairman of the GAA’s Medical, Scientific and Welfare committee for the next three years.