GPA express anger at Portlaoise go-ahead

The Gaelic Players Association has hit out at the decision to play yesterday's Leinster SHC double header despite the "appalling conditions" at O'Moore Park.

Heavy wind and rain hit many parts of the country yesterday, forcing the postponement of the Connacht SFC clash between Galway and Sligo in Salthill. Elsewhere, the race meetings at Gowran and Meath, two eircom League games and day four of the Nissan Irish Open golf were also affected by the weather.