Gates and game popularity high on Duffy’s 2010 priority list

GAA Director General Páraic Duffy admits his chief concern for 2010 is “to maintain the popularity of games and attendances.”

Against a backdrop of an economic downturn and the final months of the agreement to host rugby and soccer internationals at Croke Park, Duffy is keen for the Association to adopt a what we have we hold policy ahead of a testing year.

He explained: “The first concern for us will be to maintain the popularity of the games and attendances.