Investigation launched as GAA club complain members told not to speak Irish during a match

To “actively support the Irish language and Irish culture” is listed as one of the aims of the GAA

Na Piarsaigh GAA Club in Connemara have made a complaint to the Galway County Board, claiming their players and officials were told to stop speaking Irish during a Junior Championship game.

The Gaeltacht club were playing Salthill Knocknacarra in the Junior A Football Championship West at the weekend and have said that the referee was unhappy that their players and mentors were communicating in Irish.