GAA president Jarlath Burns: Perhaps we need to look at contracts for inter-county managers

'We all know for many, many years that generous expenses have been given to managers and I'm not going to comment on that'

GAA President Jarlath Burns: 'I have great sympathy for manager and I take my hat off to them'. Pic: Laszlo Geczo, Inpho

GAA president Jarlath Burns has left the door ajar for potential ‘contracts’ for inter-county managers, who, he says, are essentially full time.

The Armagh man accepted that circumstances and the demands of the role have changed irrevocably since the GAA’s amateur status committee last examined the issue 27 years ago. Speaking to RTÉ Radio on Sunday, Mr Burns said: “What does it mean to be a GAA inter-county player in 2024 and what does it mean to be a manager?