GAA have let down members with Sky deal

I am shocked by the decision of the powers that be in the GAA, an association of which my family and I are ardent members, to sell out to Rupert Murdoch’s Sky Inc.

To me Sky is the antithesis of all that the GAA represents. It stands for big money, globalisation, sameness, mercenary effort, and the Manchester City or Chelsea model of sport as business.

Traditionally the GAA nurtured the local community and supported what was unique and special about every single parish in Ireland. It was built on, and is sustained by voluntary effort, pride in one’s native place and love of the local jersey. It promoted games and pastimes that were ‘racy of the soil’.