O'Donovan: Proposal to allow U18 players to play minor and adult 'is worst I have ever seen'

As was voted on at Cork Convention before Christmas, the county is in favour of restoring minor to U18 with full decoupling, and will run competitions based on such from 2024.

Tue, 14 Feb, 2023 - 22:24

Eoghan Cormican

The option from the national policy on age grades that allows U18 players to play both minor and adult in the same season has been described by Cork GAA CEO Kevin O’Donovan as “the worst proposal I have ever seen come from any committee in the GAA in my lifetime”.

As was voted on at Cork Convention before Christmas, the county is in favour of restoring minor to U18 with full decoupling, and will run competitions based on such from 2024.