Opinion: Congress delegates need to come out into the open

By Michael McMullan

ANOTHER Congress and we have no idea who voted for what.

With much of the talk last week dominated by motions and options, the debate is very healthy and GAA members have a chance to ponder over what are the best decisions.

There were rumblings of clubs receiving official notification of motions too late to actually ask their members.

It is only right that every club in the country has a vote on where we are going, but unless there is some sort of voting system that records (and makes available to the membership) who voted for some of the key motions, then we are spiralling around in a cycle of nothing.

Delegates are going into the room with the vote of a nation, not their own, so we must have a way of ensuring they, as we often hear in post-game interviews, stick to the process.

MORE…Check out our readers’ survey on some the last weekend’s Congress motions. Click here…