GAA president Aogán Farrell rejects CPA request to speak at Congress

The Club Players Association’s request to speak before their official recognition vote at Congress this Saturday has been turned down by GAA president Aogán Farrell.

As CPA chairman Micheál Briody revealed to the Irish Examiner last week, they wrote to Farrell asking that they be allowed to address delegates before the motion is down for decision. The GAA’s Official Guide empowers Farrell to permit non-delegates to speak at Congress.

However, Farrell has declined their application on the basis that it would be improper for them to speak prior to the ballot.