10 statistics that will cause alarm for the GAA

The compromises players are making in their personal lives to sustain their inter-county commitments are not sustainable, warned Elish Kelly.

83% of inter-county players in 2016 said they were glad to be playing football and hurling at the highest level.

However, there were several alarming figures arising from the launch of yesterday’s ESRI report, with author Elish Kelly pointing out that the compromises players are making in their personal lives to sustain their inter-county commitments are not sustainable.