Dublin can put forward a 'strong case' to justify the funding they receive from Croke Park according to chairman Andy Kettle.

Reacting to proposals to reduce the current levels of financial support Dublin receives from central coffers, the capital's top official has warned that participation in gaelic games in the country's most populated county will suffer in the long run.

"We have a very, very strong case to justify the funding that we're getting," Kettle said to the Herald.

"If we don't continue to do what we're doing and go backwards, you have the possibility of an area with a fifth of the population of the country becoming a wasteland for GAA."

Kettle added that Dublin fully supports efforts to ease the financial burden on other counties.

"We've no problem in increased funding to other counties.

"In fact, at a recent Ard Comhairle meeting, Dublin spoke strongly in favour of such an initiative to weaker counties whereby specific things like strength and conditioning, dieticians, all the auxiliary things, would be funded by the central organisation - to give those counties an opportunity to improve their playing standards.

"We have absolutely no problem with and are fully behind that - but not at our expense."

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