Kennelly reveals retirement fund talks with GAA

TADHG KENNELLY has approached the GAA about setting up a retirement fund for inter-county footballers and hurlers similar to that in operation by the Australian Football League.

The money for the Aussie Rules fund comes from the players’ association who themselves receive agreed payments from the AFL based on the league’s income from television rights.

As it currently stands, AUS$15,000 (€8,886.83) is put aside for AFL players for every season they play but the figure is based as a percentage of the league’s income and so has been rising steadily for years.