John Fogarty: Is GAA losing its command of order?
STAYING QUIET: Albeit belatedly, GAA president Larry McCarthy, left, has been vocal on the matter of violence towards game participants but GAA director general Tom Ryan has been astonishingly quiet. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
“If you think about it, the biggest asset we would have is reputation. We have been trying to do as best we can over the last while and avoiding mis-steps so we don’t put anyone at risk or damage the standing of any club or any member, or the organisation as a whole.”
The words of GAA director general Tom Ryan in this newspaper in May 2020 as the GAA was beginning to deal with the financial fall-out from the pandemic.
