Tom O’Sullivan says doubling mileage rate would end pro debate
As part of an in-depth interview in tomorrow’s Irish Examiner 20-page All-Ireland final supplement, the five-time All-Ireland winner says a hike from 50 cent to €1 per mile would satisfy inter-county footballers and hurlers.
“It’s hard to fathom the fact that players are only getting 50 cent a mile in this day and age where we’ve gone through boom and recession and it still hasn’t changed. If they don’t want to give players cash or cheques all they need to do is up the mileage to at least a euro so players would make a little out of it because at the moment they’re losing.
