GAA director general Tom Ryan says social damage will take years to repair

The cost of coronavirus is far beyond the financial for the GAA, says Ryan

GAA director general Tom Ryan, left, and president John Horan on arrival at Dáil Éireann. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

GAA director general Tom Ryan believes the social damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic will take years to repair.

Speaking in front of the Oireachtas Covid-19 committee along with GAA president John Horan early this afternoon, Ryan gave an example of the difficulties his own family has faced as a result of social restrictions at matches.