GAA plea to provide dinners for players after All-Ireland finals was turned down by Government

Despite the players and backroom staff being permitted to utilise the dressing rooms, a request by the GAA to feed those involved in the December games was rejected

Limerick manager John Kiely and the team celebrate after beating Waterford in the All-Ireland final. The GAA plea to organise a sitdown dinner in the stadium after the match was turned down by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

The GAA’s attempts to provide the All-Ireland senior finalists with a post-match meal in Croke Park were turned down by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media.

Despite the players and backroom staff being permitted to utilise the dressing rooms, a request by GAA director general Tom Ryan to the department to feed those involved in the December games was rejected.