But still weeks out from the return of competitive club action, and it's like nothing has ever changed. On one hand you have the GAA, centrally, creating a well-intentioned club window aimed at letting the grass roots breath. Elsewhere, you have the GPA, publicly, calling for county training sessions to be insured before they are officially allowed to happen and insisting county boards ensure those sessions don't happen. They represent probably the most beloved grouping of the GAA - county players - but are viewed with suspicion by large parts of it. As a result, club windows get trimmed and training bans are flouted and rules get bent.

Source: Irish Independent July 02, 2020 12:20 UTC