GPA confident on recognition issue

GAELIC Players Association chief executive Dessie Farrell remains upbeat about the prospects of formal recognition by the GAA despite criticism from outgoing President Nickey Brennan and the revelation that negotiations collapsed because the players’ body had requested “a specific percentage” of the Association’s income to fund their activities.

According to Brennan, that was a scenario they were not prepared to contemplate.

“We were prepared to offer funding towards specific projects and initiatives, but allocating a percentage of our income would ultimately result in reduced funding being made available for GAA projects plus a significant lessening of financial support to units at all levels. This would not have been acceptable under any circumstances.”