The GAA’s new national club committee is not a knee-jerk reaction to the Club Players Association, according to its chairman Mick Rock. Rock, a former president of Connacht Council, says his committee will be a voice for clubs and is open to engaging with the CPA. The status and profile of clubs have been relegated. “A lot of clubs are going through the motions, they are losing a certain amount of their enthusiasm and zest. “At the other end, you have urban sprawl which is creating difficulties for clubs to get penetration in those areas.

Source: Irish Examiner April 16, 2018 23:10 UTC