The sound of silence at Board meeting

THERE was a deafening silence at last night’s meeting of the Cork County Board regarding the decision taken at the GAA Congress to amend Rule 42.

Congress decided by more than a two thirds majority to allow rugby and soccer internationals to be staged at Croke Park during the re-development of Lansdowne Road.

However, no mention of the ground-breaking decision was made at last night’s meeting even though members did discuss other decisions taken at Congress, particularly those concerning the age limit of players entitled to participate in minor and u-21 competitions.