Court appearances may be a thing of the past!

THE GAA expects the practice of members resorting to the courts for legal redress will be greatly reduced, if not totally eliminated, through the establishment of a central appeals body and an arbitration system based on a 'disputes resolution' code.

Proposals for the adoption of such processes at national level will be put before Congress next month and if accepted are likely to be extended to provincial and county levels.

Recommendations from a high-powered committee chaired by Cork Secretary Frank Murphy were outlined in Croke Park yesterday.