GAA's muted reaction to 'elite' controversy says a lot 

Muted response to inter-county teams losing Covid exemption suggests there's more going on

Muted response to inter-county teams losing Covid exemption suggests there's more going on. Picture: INPHO/Bryan Keane

The GAA’s muted response to losing its exemption under Level 5 restrictions has been stressed by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Further to Minister for State Jack Chambers’ claim the GAA did not seek a further exemption at this time, the department have said there was no urgency demonstrated by the GAA in their meeting earlier this week despite GAA director general Tom Ryan’s comment last week that a late March start to the Allianz Leagues was “a definite possibility”.