New GAA president Burns aims to make football 'a more enjoyable spectacle to watch and play'

Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Jarlath Burns, right, shakes hands with Iar-Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy.

New GAA president Jarlath Burns is aiming to rid Gaelic football of the “sight of endless passing across the half-forward line” and make it a “more enjoyable spectacle to watch and play”.

Confirming Dublin’s six-time All-Ireland SFC manager Jim Gavin will head up his football review body, Burns referred to his previous time as playing rules committee when he proposed the kick-out mark.