The clock-hooter will continue to operate in football matches. At Saturday’s special congress in Croke Park, the provision, which proved at times contentious during the season, had been considered the one proposal of the Football Review Committee, vulnerable to rejection.
Galway chair Paul Bellew indicated that his county had been “70 to 80 per cent opposed” to the measure. Kildare’s Larry Curtin also queried the introduction of the clock at club level.
In the event, the approval of delegates was more sparing, at 67-33, than any other of the motions passed, which all came in at more than 90 per cent.
GAA president Jarlath Burns thanked FRC chair Jim Gavin and the committee members for their hard work, w
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