Cork board heavily backs GPA deal

Cork Co Board decided at last night’s reconvened meeting to back the interim arrangement agreed between the GAA and the GPA.

On a show of hands, 92 delegates voted in favour while 12 were against.

Béara delegate Mick Reynolds proposed Cork support the agreement and he was seconded by Dripsey delegate Tomás Ryan, who said the agreement was a good decision.

"We need to bring the GPA in from the cold", said Mr Ryan. "The current president of the GAA is a Corkman and he would not be supporting anything that would do damage to the association."

County Secretary Frank Murphy said he understood the clubs’ frustrations at the lack of information but said that will come in due course.

"In terms of recognition of the GPA, I feel it’s appropriate that it be regularised at this point", said Mr Murphy.