Ulster counties’ no-show for Queen ‘blown out of proportion’, says Cooney

GAA President Christy Cooney insists the furore surrounding the no-show from Ulster counties in Croke Park last week for the historic visit of Queen Elizabeth II, “has been blown out of proportion”.

County board officials from Tyrone, Fermanagh, Derry and Antrim claimed they were not invited to headquarters for the monarch’s trip, but Cooney revealed yesterday that Central Council delegates from every county were invited.

“Some people made the decision not to come and some people were not in a position to come,” he said.