Rural clubs facing identity crisis

Former Munster chairman Sean Fogarty has called on the GAA to relax the parish rule to help save rural clubs.

The Tipperary man, an ex-GAA presidential candidate, said the rule is only working in favour of urban clubs and rural units are becoming “feeder clubs” to them as rural depopulation continues to grip the country.

“It has to be relaxed in some way, I have no doubt about that, because it’s only facilitating one-way traffic at the moment,” said Fogarty.