GAA on the up in land Down Under

GERARD ROE is one of the few who can unearth the positives from Ireland’s economic doom and gloom.

Roe, the secretary of the ‘Gaelic Football & Hurling Association of Australasia’ since 1984, believes the slowdown on these shores will result in an exodus to the southern hemisphere.

More Irish means more hurlers and footballers to join one of the GAA’s fastest developing playing regions in the world — and more work for him.