Player safety criticism is grossly unfair, says GAA

THE GAA has called suggestions that they are not doing enough to safeguard the health of their inter-county players “grossly unfair”.

Former Armagh captain Jarlath Burns said during the week that the Association should be doing more to ensure that all players at county level are screened to prevent Sudden Cardiac Death. Burns is also a member of the newly-established Medical, Scientific and Welfare Committee and his claim that the group had not yet met since its formation last April have also been strongly rejected by Croke Park officials.

“That committee has actually met three times in the last three months and they have already established a number of sub-committees which in themselves have met a further six to eight times between them,” said GAA spokesman Fergal McGill.