Who is listening to the players?

In large font on the front page of both ESRI reports commissioned for the GAA and GPA exists the phrase “evidence for policy”.

Claimed as “extremely useful” by GAA president John Horan and validation by the GPA’s chief executive Paul Flynn, the ESRI’s work was commended by both groups. GAA director general Tom Ryan went so far as to claim the findings from the first report in September 2018 were “very sobering”.