Anti-doping chiefs hope fines make GAA teams easier to find

Locating inter-county sides for drug testing is one of the major issues facing the Irish anti-doping unit, according to their annual report.

The 2011 document was launched yesterday in Croke Park by Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring, and the standout figure related to GAA sides and their compliance with testing procedures.

Across all sports, there were 17 unsuccessful attempts where teams were not training at the stated location and while soccer and basketball each had one violation, hockey had three and rugby four, Gaelic games accounted for nearly half the total figure with eight indiscretions.