GPA fire new strike warning

CONTINUING deficiencies in the area of player welfare pose a threat of further strike action for the GAA, the GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell warned last night.

He told more than 1,000 guests in Dublin's Citywest Hotel, including Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and GAA President Sean Kelly, that the standard of welfare encountered by players in certain counties was "atrocious."

"If these issues aren't addressed to the satisfaction of players, we will be faced with situations similar to the Cork hurlers and Offaly footballers, who withdrew their services," he said.