Kiernan slams GAA players’ fitness levels

Former Irish Olympian Jerry Kiernan last night launched an astonishing broadside on the physical fitness levels of intercounty GAA players.

Kerryman Kiernan, who finished ninth in the marathon in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and regularly appears on RTÉ televised athletics coverage, made the remarks in relation to yesterday’s announcement of the Government grant scheme for GAA players in favour of athletes.

“The GAA are the richest sporting organisation in the country, they should be able to look after themselves,” Kiernan said on Newstalk’s Off The Ball programme.