GAA Director General Padraic Duffy has stressed that there is no agenda for the association to start paying its players.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, the GAA's top official outlined that while looking after players is a top priority, breaking their amateur status is not something he sees happening down the line.

"There's a certain time of the year when all these issues come up again - at the end of the year," Mr Duffy said. "As far as we're concerned, it's simply not on the agenda.

"I mean, we have debated all of this before, these issues. The GPA are committed to an amateur organisation, we're committed to an amateur organisation.

"We want to look after our players as well as we possibly can. I would see that we would always try to improve our players welfare facilities but as far as pay-for-play is concerned, that's not on my or anyone's agenda. It's not going to happen.

"I just don't see any demand (for it) or from our players by and large. We're an amateur organisation and we're going to stay an amateur organisation."

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