Fogarty preaches caution on GPA plan

THE GAA should tread cautiously before supporting the GPA crusade for a Government-backed grant scheme for inter-county players, the Chairman of the Munster Council Sean Fogarty stated last night.

He warned the Central Council’s decision to support the campaign could be interpreted as “a tacit acknowledgment” of the professional route.

However he conceded GAA administrators had to share the blame for current unrest because, by and large, they had turned a blind eye to the payment of county and club managers.