Varadkar wants GAA to invest Sky money into grassroots

The Sports Minister, Leo Varadkar, says he wants the GAA to set out how it plans to spend the money from its Sky Sports deal.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2014 - 14:09

The Sports Minister, Leo Varadkar, says he wants the GAA to set out how it plans to spend the money from its Sky Sports deal.

Mr Varadkar says there are "real positives" to the deal which will see Sky have exclusive island of Ireland rights to 14 Championship games from this summer.

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