Brennan says fixture crisis no longer tenable

THE ongoing fixtures conflict involving intercounty sides and county boards is no longer tenable, admits GAA President Nickey Brennan.

In his programme notes for Saturday’s All-Ireland Club Final, Brennan invited Association members to contribute to a debate on the implications of the long-running fixtures crisis: “including the availability of county players to their clubs”.

Brennan wrote: “During the coming months, we will be issuing a document dealing with the thorny issue of club and county fixtures, including the availability of county players to their clubs.