More semi-final replays could be moved from Dublin - Duffy
GAA director general Páraic Duffy
GAA director general Paraic Duffy believes there is a "strong argument" for playing future All-Ireland semi-finals that don't involve Dublin outside Croke Park after the Limerick experience.
Duffy has also dismissed as "nonsense" the accusations levelled at the Association in the aftermath of the Mayo-Kerry replay being switched to the Gaelic Grounds that it was driven too much by commercial gain.
He insisted the GAA had to be commercial if the Association is to grow and compete.
Speaking to the 'Championship' programme on Today FM yesterday, Duffy said he had rarely experienced an atmosphere like the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night.
"I accept it was unfortunate that we were forced to go to Limerick because a lot of people felt semi-finals should be in Croke Park," said Duffy.
"All our semi-finals should be played in Croke Park, but based on the experience of Limerick last night there's a strong argument for saying that replays that don't involve Dublin should be played outside. You would get a sense this week that we were asking people to go to Siberia or Outer Mongolia or some place.
"Limerick is a great stadium that doesn't get many big games. They staged the game really well. The atmosphere was absolutely fantastic. I've rarely experienced it at a football game, never in Croke Park.
"There has been a lot of criticism about the decision this week to take an American football game but I will just make one point on the lot of nonsense about the GAA being over-commercial and corporate - these games are going to take in Dublin, whether in Croke Park or elsewhere.
"Generally speaking we do keep our own dates free and they're sacred. This was a fixture (replay) that wouldn't really have been anticipated. If these games don't take place in Croke Park they'll take place some place else, probably in Dublin in the Aviva.
"I'm sure they'd have been happy to host the game. The revenue we generate from these events goes towards the development of the GAA.
"We stage these events because we want to develop the Association. We are about to launch two major stadium redevelopments, one in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, one in Casement Park. Central Council contribution to that will be about €40m.
"That's not money we can just say we'll get from gate receipts or from TV rights. We have to be commercial if we want to grow the Association and keep competing."
