County boards and clubs need to be vigilant with spending

OVER the past few weeks, and right up to the middle of January 2009, county boards and clubs all over the country will be holding AGMs and releasing their accounts for club delegates and club members to study.

Some of the figures in the public domain already make for uncomfortable reading for those charged with raising the revenue to keep the wheels turning.

For example, the Waterford hurling board spent nearly €2 million in preparing their teams in 2008. The Galway hurlers alone cost over €1m to keep on the road last season and, despite Joe Canning’s Herculean effort against Cork, they didn’t even reach the last four.