Sky deal a very brave step for the GAA, says Whelahan

Brian Whelahan is no stranger to making history.

A legendary member of an Offaly side that thumbed its nose at tradition and a founding member of the Gaelic Players Association, he will be in the vanguard again when Offaly and Kilkenny front Sky’s first ever exclusively live GAA championship game on June 7.

Whelahan is braced for the extra attention the occasion will demand – before, during and after – and his opinions on the pros and cons with the decision to embrace Sky as a former GPA president were as interesting as the trip to Nowlan Park itself.