Gilroy: sort out payments ‘hypocrisy’

PAT GILROY has called on the GAA to end decades of “hypocrisy” and either tackle under-the-counter payments to managers or legitimise the practice under the association’s own laws.

The issue has taken centre stage again after a TV3 investigation in which five counties admitted to paying managers in a manner that contravenes the amateur code.

“It’s a decision that needs to be made by the association,” the Dublin manager said yesterday. “The hypocrisy needs to be gotten rid of. There’s no point in half paying it.