Connacht GAA secretary claims young footballers 'silently discouraged' from committing to club and school teams

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01/07/2025 03:10 PM

Connacht GAA secretary John Prenty says he is no doubt that young footballers at Under-17 and Academy level are being "silently discouraged" to fully commit to their school or underage club teams to preference involvement on inter-county development squads instead.

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