Nickey Brennan believes the GAA’s growing payroll risks “challenging” volunteerism in the association and requires greater scrutiny.
The former GAA president also foresees difficulties if intercounty managers are to be paid, which is one of the options being considered by the current amateur status review committee.
“I would like a leaner organisation,” he said. “I’m not against the notion at all that we need full-time people in the association to fulfil a lot of different roles, but I do believe that when that number rises, managing people on that scale is challenging and I would wonder are we getting value for the money that’s being invested.
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