Playing rights of all must be respected

Why did the mess that was the first advertisement for the position of director general strike such a chord with the membership of the GAA?

Was it simply that it was so out of keeping with the expressed worldview of the Association to insist that every applicant for the position should have a ‘Third level business related qualification (min Level 8 NFQ)’?

Was it that in its elitist elevation of both business and — more precisely — a university education in business, it insulted the abilities of so many people who work for the GAA at every level?