Tipperary dual player motion ‘out of order’

A proposal aimed at preventing inter-county managers forcing potential dual players to choose between hurling and football failed to get off the ground at the Tipperary GAA annual convention.

The motion, put forward by the Upperchurch-Drombane club, wanted the county board and its officials to “facilitate and support playing members being afforded the opportunity to participate at all levels in the full range of Gaelic Games available to them, particularly in underage competitions”.

It followed some criticism this year in Tipperary of minor hurling manager Liam Cahill’s decision not to allow dual players on his panel. In 2015, both minor hurling and football teams reached their All-Ireland finals before losing both, prompting concern in the county about the effects long campaigns had on the numerous players involved in both squads.