Six ways GAA Congress let itself down

Congress may be the GAA’s ultimate expression of democracy but self-awareness has never been its strongest suit.

Six ways GAA Congress let itself down
Tue, 01 Mar, 2016 - 00:00
John fogarty
John Fogarty

A world of good it has done in revoking rules 21 and 42 and yet it has retained an uncanny ability to shoot itself in the foot.

Saturday proved that. Here’s exactly why:

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