In 1990 GAA Director General Liam Mulvihill put forward proposals for the inclusion of the GAA in plans for the development of a National Stadium. The proposals were met with some controversy by some in the GAA eager to avoid the potential abandonment of Croke Park and protect Rule 42 which forbid the playing of foreign games on GAA grounds.
Two years previously, the Sports Minister Frank Fahy, had proposed that Croke Park be redeveloped for this purpose. However, the proposal was turned down by the GAA at that time.
Good misrepresentation of what actually happened btw.
Liam Mulvihill is an intelligent fellow but you can see it quite clearly in the video - the challenge he had was convincing the membership. Thatâs a membership that refused to change the rule right up until the mid 2000s.
Youâd think these guys would be more interested in Frank Murphyâs profligacy. But no, they continue to try and use a charity match for a tragic young man as a petty point scoring exercise.
Itâs about time the Irish government stopped funding this hate.
Listen I donât know much about what he did apart from him being controversial in Cork. In fairness to him, he had a vision for a stadium and built it. Went out and got state funding for it etc. Thatâs good work - though I have always thought it was totally unaffordable for them and the issues since have shown that with the County Board selling assets to reduce debt.
My issue was always the lack of discussion around this rule still being in place at the time, with people bowled over by the Rugby World Cup in 2023 being allowed to be played there if the bid was won. Why did it take until that testimonial for people to properly consider what had been done with State money?
All the journalists now chasing Delaneyâs expense reports said sweet fa about this issue over the years.
well duff, Kenny et al used the same match to score points off the GAA rather than focus on how its own organisation despite having the highest paid chief and professional players hadnât a cabbage patch available to host the match.
Exactly, again. Anyone can issue any calumny they want about the GAA. But woe betide anyone who criticizes any other sports organization⌠You would wonder why.
I have respect for the IRFU and their endeavours. The FAI is a toxic joke.
It was actually Malarky, still crying that the GGA were criticised for once, that introduced the totally unrelated matter of the Liam Miller testimonial and several people calling out the GGAâs bigotry at the time.
They criticised the bigotry of the GGAâs rule and how it was a disgrace that state money was given in the 21st century with it still in place. Itâs quite simple really.
Your lies over the 1980s cannot hide from the fact that the GGA had that rule in place.
well if they are big into commenting on realities and identifying dinosaurs , they are strangely staying silent on realities in their own back garden. I note the GAA found a way to get the match played for the family and have since amended rules. Duff & Kenny will be around looking for help again
They are totally irrelevant points, only brought in here by a lad raised to believe the GGA could do no wrong and still upset that it finally got some criticism.