Seán Cavanagh clarifies GAA comments after Jarlath Burns riposte

Seán Cavanagh has clarified his comments about the GAA's finances after they were met with disapproval by the organisation's president Jarlath Burns.

Amid fierce criticism that Saturday's Munster Senior Hurling Championship game between Cork and All-Ireland champions Limerick was only available to watch on GAAGO, Cavanagh said on The Saturday Game that "the GAA is using GAAGO as a vehicle to maximise more revenue and more profit".

The former Tyrone footballer added that "the GAA is one of the richest organisations in the world," leading to a riposte from Burns during an appearance on Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday.

"That's a superficial and emotional comment that doesn't take into account the complexities of the logistics that we have to deal with in the real world," said Burns.

"Seán Cavanagh on Saturday night on live TV, and he is an accountant at an accountancy practice, said that the GAA is one of the richest organisations in the world.

"We have €140million of a turnover, of which we give back 83% to our own members, counties, and clubs.

"For someone to make that comment live on The Saturday Game, considering the business that he is in, is just absolutely crazy.

"The only place we can get money from is with the selling of our games. GAAGO is a very small part of that.

"I will make no apologies for saying that I want GAAGO to become a major revenue generator for our association, because we need that money to upgrade our facilities."

'That's superficial, emotional comment'

Jarlath Burns takes issue with the likes of Sean Cavanagh commenting on the revenue generated by GAA without contemplating were that money is spent #gaago pic.twitter.com/VCEmhmX5Bi

Appearing on the RTÉ GAA Podcast, Cavanagh clarified the