Crucial calls for Congress

GAA Congress doesn’t exactly get pulses racing, but this weekend’s gathering in Derry is arguably the most important since 2005 when delegates voted to give Central Council the power to make Croke Park available for international rugby and soccer games.

A similar motion is on the Clár again this year when Central Council asks for the authority to open a number of GAA stadiums for games in the 2023 or 2027 Rugby World Cup should the competition be staged in Ireland.

In previous times, it might have been a big deal, but Cork, who were so militantly against the opening of Croke Park eight years ago, backed it last week. If that wasn’t an indication the proposal won’t receive the required two-thirds majority then nothing is.