Incoming president anxious to end ‘exclusive’ clubs practice

GAA president-elect Aogán Ó Fearghail has signalled his intention to target male-orientated, single-code clubs to encourage them to cater for more Gaelic games.

The Cavan man, who takes up office next February, revealed his displeasure with those units who compete in just one sport.

“As I go round the country, I see a lot of fantastic GAA clubs,” said Ó Feargail. “But, to be honest, I see some that are still exclusive, branding themselves as Gaelic football clubs. That’s common. I don’t like that. They’re usually male, usually football only and exclusively for the best. A lot of people don’t buy into that. The greatest need we have as human beings is to belong, and I would love that people would belong to the GAA.