Antrim county board chairman Collie Donnelly has said that the GAA mustn't become 'elitist' after learning the details of the organisation's recent financial report.

Figures from the report revealed that Dublin received 47 per cent of the direct distribution available to all 32 counties for games development, with the total figure standing at €1,460,400.

Antrim have been allocated €47,400 by comparison and the Donnelly has outlined that counties like his and others will continue to suffer should that discrepancy in funding continue.

"Obviously, we're acknowledged as the second city and I think it's important that the GAA doesn't become an elitist sport," Donnelly said in today's Irish News.

"In reality, everyone wants their county to win an All-Ireland, so it's important that the money is equally distributed.

"It's like everything else - you've got to have a plan and I think, if we can come up with a plan and go to Croke Park and central council with that plan, we would hope to get a fair hearing.

"We would think we'd have a strong enough case looking at some of those numbers that have come out."

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