Kevin O’Donovan backs plan to review ‘elitist’ development squads

Cork County Board vice-chairman Kevin O’Donovan has welcomed GAA president John Horan’s plan to review underage county development squads, believing they are in danger of becoming elitist.

During his inauguration speech, Horan outlined his intentions to tackle, as he sees it, the unhealthy growth of development squads.

His criticism centred on development squads contributing to an “elitist culture” in the Association and having a “detrimental effect on young players who end up being cast aside from these squads after a few years”.