By Michael MoynihanCork GAA is in danger of “silent burnout” among volunteers and officers, says the county board’s senior administrator Diarmuid O’Donovan. The Cork county championship programme has expanded to 19 championships over the past decade, writes O’Donovan, adding: “The Coiste na nÓg programme has expanded to multiples of this figure. “The expansion has also exposed many club volunteers into giving commitments that they are really not in a position to maintain. “We constantly hear of player burnout, there is an equally serious but silent burnout at work in this section of the GAA community. “Several Fé-21 Premier Hurling Championship games had to be moved to other dates because suitable venues were not available.

Source: Evening echo December 06, 2017 10:52 UTC