Collection of withdrawn Croke Park medals may not be returned
The collection of GAA medals, withdrawn from the Croke Park museum earlier this week might not be returned.
The GAA removed the medals at the request of writer and former GAA star JJ Barrett.
He was unhappy over plans to play the British national anthem before the Ireland - England rugby international in Croke Park tomorrow.
The collection of twenty three medals was won by Mr Barrett's father Joe and had occupied a prominent place in the GAA museum.
JJ Barrett said he hasn't yet decided if they'll be returned:
"I'm putting them in for safekeeping at the moment, and they will go to some museum, not necessarily the GAA," he said. "I can't say I trust the management of the GAA when they had all the cards in their hands and all they had to say was, we give you our stadium and we'll be very cooperative. All we ask you to do is not sing God Save the Queen."
