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GAA County Board condemn abusive championship fixture phone calls
Wexford GAA Secretary Aoife Parle has highlighted instances of abusive phone calls recently when championship fixture changes have been turned down.
Parle, who is also secretary of the Wexford Competitions Control Committee (CCC), informed a meeting of the Wexford GAA Executive this week of the unwelcome developments.
She also noted an increase in the number of requests for championship fixture changes, stating that it was simply not possible to grant them all, particularly with regard to final round group games and championship knock-out stages.
Final round group games generally have to played on the same day and time in the interests of fairness.
Just last week Wexford GAA took the unusual step of calling off all games on the weekend of Electric Picnic, which takes place at the end of August.
The move came in for some criticism, particularly in light of Wexford GAA also calling a gap week for the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann which was held in the county earlier at his month (August 3-10).
A County Board press release said: 'Unfortunately there have been some instances of people involved with teams making abusive phone calls when a match was not fixed to their liking. All (at the County Executive meeting) agreed this was unacceptable.'
Meanwhile, Wexford GAA are at an advanced stage in their bid to purchase an 8.7 acre site beside their Halo Tiles Centre of Excellence outside Ferns with the site going 'sale agreed.'
County Chairman John Kenny also told an Executive meeting during the week that Wexford GAA are down a number of GPOs, who have left their posts, and that a new structure was being put in place for the remainder of this year.
Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the Geraldine O'Hanrahan's club (New Ross) had withdrawn from the 'Whizzy Internet' Intermediate 'A' Football Championship with the meeting told it was unfortunate and disappointing
A discussion took place about the challenges faced by clubs in urban areas in general, and in New Ross in particular.
It was decided that contact would be made with Geraldine O'Hanrahan's to see if the Wexford County Board could offer any advice or assistance.
