The issue of doping has reared its head on more than one occasion in Irish sport these last few weeks with both the GAA and rugby finding themselves at the centre of it. “In 2018 the IRFU’s ‘zero tolerance’ for doping was exposed as flexible and open to self serving caveats. When Munster signed Gerbrandt Grobler ‘zero tolerance’ became two strikes and you are out,” he writes. This morning Ian O’Riordan writes that Walker’s failed test raises more questions than answers for the GAA. Meanwhile, the GAA has announced more pay cuts for staff during the Covid-19 emergency and says it will make every effort to reimburse those affected.

Source: The Irish Times May 01, 2020 06:11 UTC