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GAA coach's ban on juveniles playing soccer is 'not fair'

A GAA coach in Carlow has been criticized after telling his under 17 team that if he saw there name down for the soccer squad, they wouldn’t be playing in a county final this evening. Do you agree with him? Or should young people be encouraged to...

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12.00 3 Oct 2022


GAA coach's ban on juveniles playing soccer is 'not fair'


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A GAA coach in Carlow has been criticized after telling his under 17 team that if he saw there name down for the soccer squad, they wouldn’t be playing in a county final this evening. Do you agree with him? Or should young people be encouraged to participate in more than one sport?

Andrea was joined by Cllr Frank Quinlan, Fine Gael Councillor in Waterford, Tim Barry, Club chairman with Rathdowney-Errill GAA, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour TD and Hughie in Wicklow to discuss...


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