Grab All Association

Pádraic Mac Coitir ✒ It's great to see some Irish journalists like Colin Sheridan speak out about the despicable stance the hierarchy of the GAA led by that liberal Jarlath Burns.

For months many GAA members, including current and former players take to the streets and standing shoulder to shoulder with the Palestinian people. Gaels against Genocide regularly take part in marches and rallies as well as writing to newspapers calling on the GAA to stop using Allianz insurance. This article explains why they could, and should, stop.

I'm a member of the GAA for years and as I got older and understood the recent politics of it I stopped supporting the hierarchy. They welcomed with open arms the British queen to Croke Park, they allowed rugby to be played there and they advertise jobs for the PSNI in their greedy pursuit for more money.

I read the watery statement from Burns about why they are going to continue their link with Allianz. Look how long it took the hierarchy to issue a statement on Gaza whereas they couldn't get statements out about the nazi regime in Ukraine quickly enough. They had Ukrainian children bringing trophies on to the pitch before All Ireland finals but wouldn't dream of letting Palestinian kids do the same.

For years many critics of the GAA referred to them as the Grab All Association and it's very apt in this situation. Shame on Burns and the rest of them.

Padraic Mac Coitir is a former republican
prisoner and current political activist.