Kelly hints at a review of GAA workforce

PRESIDENT-ELECT Sean Kelly believes that the GAA needs to achieve a finer balance between the people who work on a voluntary basis for the association and those who earn a livelihood from it.

Addressing the Munster Council awards dinner in Limerick, he hinted that a review of the policy could be part of his strategy when he takes over leadership in four months time, saying: "It's a time to stand back and look at where we are going.

"There is a tendency nowadays to say that the answer to every problem is to employ a full-time person. That is a dangerous road and isn't necessary. We need to look at what we can afford, what is desirable and the age profile of those we should be employing. Maybe we should be taking professional advice on it."