Peace has broken out between the GAA and Gaelic Players Association after a couple of months of skirmishing over the issue of players’ expenses. The dispute erupted in March when it emerged that the players charter for 2022 had been unilaterally adopted by the GAA after the withdrawal of the GPA from discussions.
Among the points of contention were player entitlements that had been suspended during the pandemic because of the lack of revenue that resulted. The GPA understood that as soon as restrictions were lifted there would be a reversion to the status quo ante, which they claimed was not forthcoming in the new charter.
As a result players refused to co-operate with media engageme …
- May 17, 2022
