NEWS FEATURE: Is GAA doing enough to stamp out violent behaviour?

The ‘turning a blind eye’ mentality may be fuelling violence on GAA playing fields, writes Conall Ó Fátharta

LOOKING at the joy and despair on faces on the pitch and in the stands at the end the All-Ireland Club Championship Finals in Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day, told you everything about how much the GAA means to people in this country.

In many parts of Ireland, the local GAA team is the lifeblood of the community — its heart and soul. Success means everything and the fact that you know and live with these amateur stars fuels the romance.