GPA and GAA meet to discuss grant money

The GPA met with the GAA last night in a bid to formulate a joint response following the decision of Sports Minister John O'Donoghue that the €5m which had been allocated by the Government cannot go directly to inter-county players.

The GAA and GPA recently put together a joint proposal for the distribution of €5m in grant aid for inter-county players. The Government had promised the funding if the two bodies could reach agreement on how it should be distributed.