Hogan backs provinces’ call

The chairman of the pitch invasions’ committee has backed the provinces’ decision not to try on-field presentations after their senior finals and revealed that the GAA is unlikely to use them after the All-Irelands in September.

Increased security will be introduced to prevent people running onto the pitch for the season’s blue riband events however, and if the problem persists in the long term, the GAA may be forced to seek legislation.

What Con Hogan fears is that the latter decision might be taken out of the Association’s hands in the event of a pitch invasion leading to a fatality. With that in mind, the committee is continuing to draw up a list of plans that could include the abolition of captains’ speeches.