Almost one-quarter of GAA players abused online

Research conducted by the GPA revealed 24% of inter-county footballers and hurlers have been subjected to online abuse with 50% of it from anonymous sources

FINDINGS: GPA chief executive officer Tom Parsons during a media briefing of the association's AGM and 2021 Annual Report Highlights at the Radisson Blu Hotel at Dublin Airport in Dublin. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Almost one in four inter-county players has been subjected to online abuse, a recent study has found.

Research conducted by GPA digital media and member communications manager and Westmeath hurler Tommy Doyle revealed 24% of inter-county footballers and hurlers have been subjected to online abuse with 50% of it from anonymous sources.