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Connacht secretary calls for county training to be capped at 3 times per week, plus other limits
John Prenty feels a number of the 2020 cost-saving measures should be retained going forward. By Kevin O Brien Monday 25 Jan 2021, 5:17 PM Jan 25th 2021, 5:17 PM 6,244 Views 4 Comments
Dublin s extended squad members at the All-Ireland semi-final.
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
CONNACHT GAA SECRETARY JOHN Prenty says the pandemic forced county boards into cost-saving measures which should be retained to curb the rising costs of preparing inter-county teams.
In the provincial council’s annual report, Prenty noted how a “high quality” All-Ireland championship took place in 2020 despite team costs being a fraction of the previous year.
CONNACHT Council CEO John Prenty wants inter-county training sessions capped at three per week – and just two in the week of a game – as the GAA absorbs the harsh new financial realities brought about by Covid-19.
Prenty suggests that, as a fringe benefit of the pandemic, the GAA may have “stumbled upon a formula” to slow down the “runaway train” of the inter-county game and the spiralling costs associated with team preparation.
But he also warned that 2021 is likely to be even more challenging than last year, with “little or no prospect of attendances at our championship games” given the current case levels of coronavirus on the island.