GAA players put through the rumour mill

If ‘controvassy’ is the lifeblood of the Premier League, the GAA has long gorged on rumour and hearsay, writes Larry Ryan.

Did you not hear about yer man?

There can’t be a club in the country without a former minor star seemingly gone off the rails altogether since he got involved with a married woman from in around the town. Nor an inter-county camp that hasn’t leaked graphic accounts of “murder inside in training” after a championship defeat.