O’Neill: agreement is better for the GAA

GPA FOUNDER Donal O’Neill has revealed his former employees International Management Group (IMG) recently approached him about leading a commercial assault on the GAA.

On the day Central Council are likely to rubberstamp the new five-year official recognition contract with the GPA, O’Neill has also claimed that the agreement is “a better deal on balance for the GAA”.

However, the Armagh native’s admission that he turned down an offer from the sports giants IMG to once more lock horns with the GAA will be a warning to the Association that the new GPA agreement might not be enough to stave off the fear of professionalism.