LOUTH GAA chairman Peter Fitzpatrick has apologised for any offence caused by comments he made about the League of Ireland’s professionalism. “I apologise with my whole heart if people took me up the wrong way,” he told radio station LMFM. His original quote has been described as “Trumpian” by Drogheda United chairman Conor Hoey, but Fitzpatrick has now moved to downplay the controversy. "When you have no gate money coming in, sponsorship is cut and everything else, every sport, whether it's GAA, soccer or rugby, are under severe pressure. "I'm a big supporter of the League of Ireland.

Source: Irish Independent February 17, 2021 18:04 UTC