UCC stress fun factor when dealing with inter-county students

Increasing demands placed on inter-county playing students has encouraged universities like UCC to emphasise the enjoyment factor of Gaelic games, the college’s GAA development officer John Grainger has said.

A more condensed start to the inter-county calendar has meant third-level institutions have felt squeezed in January and February — their peak months of the year. The changes haven’t necessarily meant improvisation but rather, in the case of UCC, simply ensuring that training and representing the college is a pleasurable experience.