Farrell backs weaker counties merging

Gaelic Players’ Association chief executive Dessie Farrell has echoed Aidan O’Shea’s claim of last month that some of the weaker counties may have to amalgamate in order to keep pace with the modern games.

The Mayo man was forthright in his belief that the onset of Sky Sports’ involvement in televising live championship games was merely another step towards full professionalism and the long-established order based on county boundaries would be challenged.

Farrell wasn’t quite so forthright.