Kerry GAA delegates reject proposed mandatory winter break for inter county players
Kerry County Board delegates have voted down a proposal to grant inter-county Gaelic footballers a mandatory four to six week end-of-season break.
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Kerry GAA club delegates have heavily defeated a proposal to introduce a ring-fenced end-of-season break for inter-county Gaelic footballers. As reported by the Irish Examiner and BreakingNews.ie, the plan was rejected during a heated Kerry County Board meeting. [1][2]
The proposed four-to-six-week break was backed by Kerry manager Jack O'Connor to give players appropriate downtime. However, the Irish Examiner reported that club delegates strongly objected to the move, describing it as a player ownership grab by management. [1]
The decision leaves players facing winter fixtures for their clubs. For example, Kerry footballer David Clifford could play additional matches over the coming months for East Kerry and Fossa in the provincial club intermediate championship, according to the Irish Examiner. [1]
Inter-county footballers in the county include Micheal Burns, who plays for Dr Crokes at club level and the Kerry senior football team at inter-county level. [3]
In short
- Kerry County Board delegates defeated a proposal for a mandatory four-to-six-week player break.
- Kerry manager Jack O'Connor supported the downtime for inter-county footballers.
- Club delegates objected to the proposal, calling it a player ownership grab by management.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Fiery Kerry GAA meeting hears claims of 'player ownership grab’ around inter-county starsirishexaminer.com, 11h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Fiery Kerry GAA meeting hears claims of ‘player ownership grab’ around inter-county starsBreakingNews.ie, 11h ago
Background
- [3]Micheál Burns on Wikipedia
- [4]Winning EuroMillions raffle ticket worth one million euros sold in Killarney FTMQ News, 1d ago
- [5]Offshore energy can drive long term Kerry economic growth event hears FTMQ News, 1d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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