GAA chiefs pledge to recover missing cash

GAA chiefs in Waterford have vowed to recover the €140,000-plus in ticket revenues at the centre of embezzlement allegations, which have prompted the resignation of one long-serving official.

Gardaí in Waterford city are now investigating the loss of €143,000 in ticket proceeds, which was revealed at an emergency meeting of the county GAA board on Monday night.

An official, described locally as “a hugely respectable man” and “the last person you’d believe it of” has stepped down from his post in recent days and it’s thought that gardaí will be speaking to him in the near future.