GAA may tease out ‘super coach’ on payments crux

PAURIC DUFFY’S internal discussion paper on the GAA’s hottest potato — under the table payments to inter-county manager — is likely to be thrashed out by the Association’s management committee later this week.

After last month’s cancellations due to bad weather, both management and Central Council have hectic agendas facing them this weekend with management also to hear the cases facing Cavan for breaking the winter inter-county training ban and Wexford club Faythe Harriers for their alleged contravention of rule 5.1 of the Official Code on use of facilities.

Management will be presented with a report into hurling development, which proposes investing almost €300,000 per annum for 10 years as well as fourth-tier counties being pushed out of the National League in order to improve hurling at club and under-age level.