Croker confident of GPA go-ahead

GAA chiefs last night insisted that the feedback from the grassroots to the proposed official recognition of the GPA has been “pretty positive”.

The comments come as Cork officials scheduled a special meeting to discuss the interim agreement between the GAA and the players’ body though a number of counties including Kerry, Tipperary and Wexford have backed the development without such a meeting. A number of delegates voiced strong opposition to the proposed merger at a scheduled meeting on Tuesday night on Leeside.

Counties have been asked to decide whether they agree with the deal in principle or not before December 5 when it is proposed that Central Council will put forward a motion on the issue for next April’s Congress.