Drug testing 'would be a deterrent' for club GAA players

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Drug testing 'would be a deterrent' for club GAA players

Tipperary GAA club Drom & Inch are proposing drug testing be extended from inter-county level to club level to curb the use of performance-enhancing and recreational drugs. Currently all GAA players are subject to anti-doping rules as adopted by Sport Ireland. However, few if any footballers and hurlers outside the senior inter-county scene have been tested. Andrea was joined by Tim Barry, Chairman of Rathdowney-Erril GAA in Laois, Sharon, who works with those in addiction treatment and other listeners to discuss...

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Drug testing 'would be a deterrent' for club GAA players