Cork clubs speak out amid growing concerns over GAA player injury fund 'pause'

The Kilworth GAA chairman was one of many addressing the fact the GAA’s player injury fund will not cover loss of wages in 2021.

Aaron Gillane of Limerick is tended to for a back injury by team physio Mark Melbourne, left, and team doctor Dr James Ryan. The player injury fund, in existence since 1929, provides benefit cover against serious injuries. But with the fund having run a loss for a number of years

“This is a huge issue, particularly in the times we are living in and the financial strain that is going to be on a lot of young players and young families at this time,” said Liam Kenny, the forcefulness of his point in no way lessened by the virtual platform on which it was delivered.

Speaking during Tuesday’s Cork County Board meeting, the Kilworth GAA chairman was addressing the fact the GAA’s player injury fund will not cover loss of wages in 2021.