Gaelic Players Association may go after gate receipts in new deal

Gaelic Players Association chief executive Paul Flynn has not ruled out seeking a portion of GAA gate receipts to fund the players body. The GPA’s three-year funding arrangement with the GAA runs out in October and Flynn confirmed talks over a fresh agreement are ongoing.

The GPA secured a historic €6.2m-per-year deal for 2017-19 with at least €2.5m of ‘core funding’ to be sourced directly from GAA commercial revenue. That was a groundbreaking development and the next step could be to demand a slice of gate receipts, in line with how various other player bodies are funded.