John Fogarty: GPA call to cut inter-county season offers unprecedented opportunity

The GAA’s difficulty is also the GAA’s opportunity, or so believe the GPA as they have put forward a proposal to dramatically slim down the inter-county season

GPA chief executive Paul Flynn. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

The GAA’s difficulty is also the GAA’s opportunity, or so believe the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) as they have put forward a proposal to dramatically slim down the inter-county season.

The mood music would suggest their timing couldn’t be better as club players, at least those in counties where Covid-19 isn’t impacting fixtures, are reaping the benefits of a definitive championship calendar. The abbreviated season, propelled by a worldwide crisis, has provided potential solutions.