'Banty' says inter-county managers should be paid €1k a week
October 24, 2024
Monaghan manager Seamus 'Banty' McEnaney during the All-Ireland SFC qualifier clash with Mayo in Castlebar ©INPHO/Tom Maher
Seamus McEnaney believes inter-county managers should be paid €1,000 a week.
The former Monaghan, Meath and Wexford boss was speaking on RTÉ's 'Up Front With Katie Hannon' after GAA president Jarlath Burns recently suggested that inter-county managers could be put on contracts due to the full-time nature of the role. Burns accepts that the role is now far more time-consuming than it was when the GAA last examined its amateur status in 1997.
"The minimum wage is €14. Pay them 20 quid an hour. A thousand euro a week. Another employee of the county board and it brings it official. It brings it under the umbrella because this discussion needs to be had,” said ‘Banty’, who pointed out that he didn’t receive any payment during his time managing his club Corduff or Monaghan, and took only travel expenses from Meath and Wexford.
"I'm saying make it official. Let's take the All-Ireland final, 80,000 people, €10-12m being turned over on the day and the two men that's under the most pressure out there are the two men that's not supposed to be paid.
"Inter-county management affects your family, we now have social media, you're getting abused on social media, everyone's having a cheap shot at you."
Tweet“An intercounty manager or a club manager is very close to a full-time job”
— Upfront with Katie Hannon (@RTEUpfront) October 21, 2024
Former #GAA manager @McenaneySeamus on the realities of the role and why GAA Managers should be paid #RTÉUpfront pic.twitter.com/VHiu79Mxcj
