The GAA has warned that the cost of staging the football and hurling All-Ireland championships this year will “impact the Association financially for years to come”. But Mulryan says it is a cost the GAA “cannot take lightly”, adding it will lead to “reduced capital, coaching and operational grants across all our units” in the coming years. To make the championships financially viable, with crowds prohibited from attending matches, the GAA is looking at additional bank borrowings. Croke Park says it will create and administer a ‘Club Support Grant Scheme’ for all clubs based on the funds awarded under the clubs grant scheme. “It is intended to reintroduce and advance the 2021 operational grant as early as possible in 2021 to allow counties plan and forecast accordingly,” Mulryan added.

Source: Irish Independent September 05, 2020 21:33 UTC