Clubbing together to help the Laois stars of tomorrow

Revelations of the precarious1 state of Waterford finances has sent shockwaves through the GAA. So how are county boards battling the recession? Brendan O’Brien looked at the model used by tomorrow’s Leinster’s quarter-finalists, Laois.

AT times, the glamour tends to blind us to the realities.

Take this weekend in Croke Park. Sean Dempsey’s Laois side will congregate tomorrow morning in Portlaoise before being driven up to their pre-match base in what will no doubt be a state-of-the-art coach replete with air-con.