Ex-president warns GAA structures must change

THE GAA runs the risk of stagnating if it fails to modernise its structures.

In essence, they must be made more relevant to what present society demands, says former President Peter Quinn - who accepts that this may not happen because the Association is “possibly too democratic.”

“Democracy is normally good in its own right. In some circumstances, benign dictatorships have proven even better. For the fulfillment of its potential, the GAA needs to strike a balance between the two,” he comments.