Is GAA’s battle with online trolls an unwinnable game?

Critics have reacted with astonishment after Twitter's response to GAA president Larry McCarthy’s comments following Mayo's defeat in the All-Ireland final

In response to the Irish Examiner question about GAA president Larry McCarthy’s comments, Twitter said it was a “top priority” to keep GAA players and “everyone who uses Twitter safe and free from abuse”. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The ‘Critics Collective’ has responded to GAA president Larry McCarthy’s charges of social media’s “corrosive assault” on Mayo players, in the fallout from the All-Ireland final.

Although he didn’t name the platform directly, the GAA has confirmed that McCarthy was referring to Twitter when he recently hit out at the “unjustifiable harsh scrutiny of amateur players”.