Amateurism

[Baile Brigín 2]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/09/19/gpa-chief-says-its-time-to-increase-player-grants-this-isnt-going-away-for-government/

Why should the government be paying any money to intercounty players?

So the GAA don't have to, thus maintaining the illusion of amateurism

Stick to the soccer, you're a dose.

Am I wrong?

[Baile Brigín 2]

The Government gave €10m to a Professional American "football" game and in effect nationalised the useless FAI, who arrogantly refused to appear before a Dáil Committee.

So that makes paying intercounty players a taxpayer liability right?

[ck]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/09/19/gpa-chief-says-its-time-to-increase-player-grants-this-isnt-going-away-for-government/

Personally I am uncomfortable with players getting Gov grants (I'm not saying they don't deserve it) as all it achieves is to take away the excuses for GAA players to get the life squeezed out of them even further by managers. I'd be more content if the lower counties got it but the bigger counties didn't as the big counties get all of the sponsorship anyway.

Why should the government be paying any money to intercounty players?

So the GAA don't have to, thus maintaining the illusion of amateurism

Stick to the soccer, you're a dose.

Am I wrong?

Personally I am uncomfortable with players getting Gov grants (I'm not saying they don't deserve it) as all it achieves is to take away the excuses for GAA players to get the life squeezed out of them even further by managers. I'd be more content if the lower counties got it but the bigger counties didn't as the big counties get all of the sponsorship anyway.

[Baile Brigín 2]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/09/19/gpa-chief-says-its-time-to-increase-player-grants-this-isnt-going-away-for-government/

Personally I am uncomfortable with players getting Gov grants (I'm not saying they don't deserve it) as all it achieves is to take away the excuses for GAA players to get the life squeezed out of them even further by managers. I'd be more content if the lower counties got it but the bigger counties didn't as the big counties get all of the sponsorship anyway.

Why should the government be paying any money to intercounty players?

So the GAA don't have to, thus maintaining the illusion of amateurism

Stick to the soccer, you're a dose.

Am I wrong?

Personally I am uncomfortable with players getting Gov grants (I'm not saying they don't deserve it) as all it achieves is to take away the excuses for GAA players to get the life squeezed out of them even further by managers. I'd be more content if the lower counties got it but the bigger counties didn't as the big counties get all of the sponsorship anyway.

Why do they deserve a taxpayer grant and who do other sports not?

[rodney trotter]

Punishment the successful and bail out the worse than useless FAI??

Hardy punishing. Counties are happy to throw around big money to journeymen managers, but it's an issue to get a grant from the Gaa for the players?