The GAA were very conscious on Thursday when launching the report of their demographics committee that the concerns expressed were not new. GAA president Jarlath Burns was asked whether without Government engagement and support, was the report not merely about managing decline. “That’s right and that was my very first comment, that the population shift and the GAA clubs do not align any more. In a lot of local authorities they say, ‘well we’ll provide soccer pitches, a smaller piece of ground. And I think the local authorities have a lot to answer for in their lack of provision for GAA pitches.

Source: The Irish Times December 05, 2025 19:18 UTC