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Paul Rouse: High time for the GAA to sort out calendar of games once and for all

The fact that the GAA Annual Congress will vote on a motion to extend the inter-county season by two weeks into August is a reminder of how hard it is to get the Association to live up to its professed ideals
Paul Rouse: High time for the GAA to sort out calendar of games once and for all

SICK AND TIRED: Jordan Morris of Meath reacts after failing to convert a chance on goal. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

If the GAA cannot manage to find four months of the year to give its clubs a clear run at things then we are completely useless and failing in our basic obligation to our playing members.

The fact that the GAA Annual Congress will vote on a motion to extend the inter-county season by two weeks into August is a reminder of how hard it is to get the Association to live up to its professed ideals.

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