O’Neill dismisses Brolly claims

GAA president Liam O’Neill has hit back at Joe Brolly’s claims that inter-county players are treated like "indentured slaves", writes John Fogarty.

O’Neill believes the 1993 Derry All-Ireland winner went overboard in his recent commentary on the demands faced by GAA stars, while he was also claimed the association weren’t invited onto recent radio programmes to counter Brolly’s arguments. Speaking at yesterday’s Allianz League launch, he complimented Brolly and acknowledged some of his concerns about player welfare are genuine. However, he questioned his lack of tangible solutions.

“I’ve said before that most of us like Joe Brolly. He’s a very engaging character, I think the man’s worth was proven by his generosity in organ donation.