McAnallen: Double standards undermining third-level games

The author of a book chronicling the history of third-level GAA has said that eligibility rules for competitions like the Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cups should be more tightly policed.

Speaking at the launch of ‘The Cups That Cheered’ at UCC, Dónal pp said that, while he believed the association did much to cater for third-level competitions, appeals regarding eligibility served to undermine them.

“The first thing I will say is that, at central level, they are very generous,” he said, “student sport is not always so well-funded by other bodies.