GAA booze and drug warning

A TOP GAA official is warning that the growth in alcohol consumption and substance abuse amongst young people could have serious consequences for clubs and even for the games themselves.

In his address to last night’s annual Waterford convention in Dungarvan, county chairman Pat Flynn said that, while the economic prosperity which the country has witnessed over the last number of years has been phenomenal, it has also brought it’s problems.

“None more so that in alcohol consumption and substance abuse”, the chairman said. “These problems are now a major threat to our parishes and our communities and before long they can have serious consequences for our GAA clubs and even for the games themselves.”