County chairpersons have been told they will be held responsible should their county teams be found to have trained before September 14. The Irish Examiner understands that Croke Park hope the direct threat of embarrassment to the chairpersons will be enough to ensure county teams cease training until that time. Last week, GAA director general Tom Ryan suggested they could look at sanctions at a later date although he was reticent about dolling out punishments. Meanwhile, Clare GAA treasurer Michael Gallagher has warned that the county board could go bust if it does not rein in its expenditure. According to the Clare Echo, Gallagher stated that if the costs weren’t cut “Clare County Board will go bust”.

Source: Irish Examiner July 04, 2020 05:03 UTC