GAA chief Aoghán Ó Fearghail hits out at Joe Brolly for ‘nasty’ attack

GAA President Aoghán Ó Fearghail has taken under-fire pundit Joe Brolly to task over his criticism of Cavan, claiming it was ‘upsetting’ and ‘nasty’.

Cavan native Ó Fearghail didn’t mention Brolly by name, but was clearly referring to the Sunday Game analyst, who was yesterday given a public dressing down by his employers, RTÉ. It follows Brolly’s claim after Cavan’s Ulster championship defeat to Monaghan that their style of play was “as ugly as Marty Morrissey”.

Earlier, at the launch of Newstalk radio’s championship coverage, newly-installed president Ó Fearghail criticised Brolly’s remarks, particularly his description of Cavan’s style of play as ‘ugly’.