Louth GAA respond to CCCC hurling proposal

Louth GAA have released a statement responding to a recent proposal from the Central Council of the GAA that would see the abolishment of league hurling for five of its counties, including Louth.

The draft proposal, which would see money allegedly saved in the process diverted towards promoting hurling at a juvenile level, has been met with disquiet in hurling circles.

At a special meeting held on Monday night representatives from across the county, including club and county players, coaches, club administrators were in attendance alongside members of our Management Committee. 

In the statement released last night, Louth GAA said:

“The meeting discussed a number of discrepancies related to the proposal document and in particular around spending figures released to support the document.

“All in attendance were united in calling for the proposals to be rejected and urge all counties to support us, and the other effected (sic) counties in voting against this at the Ard Chomhairle meeting on 2nd December.

“We do however call for a serious discussion on hurling and it's development within the smaller counties to take place in an open and transparent manner, one that allows for proportionate representation of our hurling fraternity alongside county officials to ensure that all available avenues outside of the current proposals are examined to find a practical pathway for our young Gaels to continue to represent Louth at Inter-County level for years to come.”