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Elaine Byrne: GAA needs to take a long, hard look at this growing culture of violence

The sports body must address frequent violent incidents at matches – including children’s games – and the use of language which downplays the behaviour

The sports body must address frequent violent incidents at matches – including children’s games – and the use of language which downplays the behaviour

In 2021, the GAA got €29.8 million in government funding. This was a massive increase on the €18.5 million the association received in 2020 thanks to the government’s Covid-19 resilience funding scheme. In 2019, it secured €12.4 million.

In all, more than €60 million in taxpayers’ cash has been handed to the GAA over the past three years. That is a lot of money for a sports organisation that appears to tolerate a culture of ...