For an organisation that sets such store by its rules and goes to such lengths to make the process exhaustively transparent and democratic, the GAA suffers from the frequently short concentration span of many congress delegates.
There is a tendency to accept changes or innovations without due diligence and as soon as the new rules start to inconvenience people, kick up a fuss, which can last until the following congress – the earliest point at which something can be done to address their discontent.
Latest exhibit: the precluding of otherwise qualified hurlers from the under-20 championship if they have already played that year in the MacCarthy Cup.
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- May 11, 2022
