Duffy expects little opposition to gumshields

GAA Director General Páraic Duffy is confident the mandatory wearing of gumshields at all levels in Gaelic football by 2014 will be implemented with relatively little fuss.

Reacting on Twitter to news of the motion being passed on Saturday, several inter-county Gaelic footballers voiced opposition to the new measure.

Darren Hughes (Monaghan), Paddy Bradley (Derry), Anthony Masterson (Wexford), Paddy Cunningham (Antrim) all expressed doubts about wearing them. However, Duffy isn’t overly concerned about such reactions.