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Tom Parsons urges GAA and Government to support players who turn down AFL contracts

The GPA chief executive would like to see all inter-county teams provided with money for a holiday. He also underlined the financial difficulties students continue to face at inter-county level.

Tom Parsons: “I think every team should be given a few bob at the end of the year to go on a team holiday." Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026 - 22:23

John Fogarty

GPA chief executive Tom Parsons believes the GAA and Government should be doing more to reward inter-county Gaelic footballers who turn down AFL contracts.

Speaking on Ian O’Connell’s Stand Out programme on Radio Kerry, Parsons said those rejecting professional careers to pursue inter-county careers should be acknowledged.

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