Project to look at issues affecting inter-county GAA players

Issues affecting inter-county footballers and hurlers such as burn-out and demands on their work and home life are to be explored in a research project due to be published in December.

The project will seek input from all 1,962 players from the 2016 inter-county championship panels, who will be contacted from today asking if they wish to participate in the research.

A final report will be published in December and any issues it raises are likely to be discussed at future GAA Congress. The research is being conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), which has been commissioned to carry out the work by the GAA and the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).