Farrell: GPA ‘on the cusp’ of formal recognition

DESSIE FARRELL claimed last night that the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) was “on the cusp’’ of gaining formal recognition from the GAA but warned that some obstacles still need to be cleared.

The GPA chief executive was speaking on the tenth anniversary of the body at their annual gala and awards night in Citywest. Among the attendance were Labour leader Eamon Gilmore Fine Gael’s John O’Mahony and Seán Kelly MEP.

Also among the attendees was Walter Palmer, a former NBA basketballer and general secretary of EU Athletes, a federation of players’ associations across Europe which the GPA recently joined and which has been established to enhance players’ rights for both professional and amateur athletes.