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Martin Breheny: Paying managers would be a disaster for the GAA – it would provoke a player rebellion
Tackling illegal payments should not require conceding to professionalism
GAA president Jarlath Burns has talked about ‘structured payments’ and ‘regulated contracts’ for inter-county managers. Photo: Sportsfile
Words matter, especially when spoken by the leader of an organisation on a controversial topic.
So when Jarlath Burns talks about ‘structured payments’ and ‘regulated contracts’ for inter-county managers, as he did after taking over as GAA president in February and again in an RTÉ interview last Sunday, you might assume the issue of under-the-counter transactions is about to be tackled once and for all.
