Ryan must provide more than a steady hand

Tom Ryan was an excellent finance director of the GAA, guiding the Association through the post-Celtic Tiger recession but his ‘steady as she goes’ message was a little underwhelming, says Jack Anderson

The new Director General of the GAA, Tom Ryan, had his first outing in front of the media on Tuesday. It was a low-key event where the message was one of ‘judge me more by what I do; rather than what I say’.

Ryan, of course, needs to be given time. He was an excellent finance director of the GAA, guiding the Association through the post-Celtic Tiger recession.