Galway chairman Kearney: Paid staff necessary, but volunteers must remain in control

Although acknowledging the strain on volunteer officers, Galway GAA chairman Pat Kearney is opposed to county boards being taken over by paid staff.

Chiming with the views recently expressed by his Cork and Kerry counterparts, Tracey Kennedy and Tim Murphy, Kearney believes the demands placed on volunteer county board officers are reaching unsustainable levels.