Galway County Board children's officer Pat Monaghan says he has no interest in banning silverware-winning cavalcades.

The County Board has issued a directive to clubs warning them to desist from celebrations where players hang out of car windows with trophies and Monaghan has moved to clarify this directive:

"A couple of parents expressed concern about the safety of kids at such events. I, as a parent, would have been part of such victory situations and seen kids sitting on the windows of cars and barely holding onto the side," he states in The Irish Examiner.

"As the children's officer, I felt there was an onus on me to do something about it.

"My intention is to raise awareness about it. I don't want to ban cavalcades. I'm a staunch GAA man and believe strongly in traditions being kept. However, this is about preventing a serious accident or a tragedy.

"I've seen children barely holding onto the sides of cars. It's against the law and now a penalty points offence. I just wanted that to be brought into the openness.

"This is the time of year for all these victory celebrations and we must say we're not being party poopers here. It's about people taking responsibility for their actions." Tweet

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