Gaelic Athletic Association president Patrick McFlynn insists the organisation does not condone violence.
Following a show of arms by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) at Casement Park in Belfast the GAA president Patrick McFlynn insists the association does not condone violence of any kind.
The use of Casement Park for the Provisional Sinn Féin rally marking the 10th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in Northern Ireland was agreed at an Antrim County level rather than by GAA authorities.
This was to be at an ordinary rally which turned out as a sort of a show of strength which of course as we have said in the statement which we deplore very, very much.
Patrick McFlynn insists the incident does not equate to the GAA aligning themselves to a particular party. The GAA was not involved directly, and no GAA clubs were seen at the rally,
All that was involved was the misuse as I put it of Casement Park.
Given the delicate situation in Belfast and Northern Ireland, the most unexpected things can happen at any time,
So it is quite within reason that this could happen again.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 17 August 1979. The reporter is Colm Connolly.
