Tipperary legend John Leahy pleads for culture change to tackle GAA gambling woes

Former Tipperary star John Leahy says the GAA requires a culture change to deal with the problem of gambling within the organisation.

Leahy, an addiction counsellor with the HSE, was speaking on Tipperary Mid West Radio yesterday in reaction to the station’s set of interviews with gambling addicts involved in GAA within the county, excerpts of which were carried in yesterday’s Irish Examiner.

While Leahy has been encouraged by the steps the GAA and GPA have taken to address mental health issues, he told a story of how deep-seated gambling is at inter-county level.