O’Sullivan plan for emigration-hit clubs

NEW Kerry chairman Patrick O’Sullivan wants the GAA to adopt a new system that would allow players based in England to remain eligible to play for their Irish clubs.

O’Sullivan has identified the loss of players as a serious issue for clubs in the west of the country in particular and believes efforts must be made to accommodate players who have moved across the Irish Sea for employment.

“We have sanctions for people who play in New York but if we could get a proper sanction to bring them back from a club in London, it would keep the identity of their home club and their parish alive. If say the London club is his home club, maybe the player could get a weekend sanction to come home and play with his club in Ireland. It would definitely help to keep clubs here alive.