Has the DUP gone GAA GAA?

Peter Robinson recently attended his first GAA match. Apparently he is trying to reach out and avoid the "them and us" mentality. All very laudable.

However, what is not laudable is his failure to ask the GAA to move forward away from its terrorist linked past and into a new future where Unionists could feel comfortable attending pure sporting events.

To do this, the GAA needs to stop flying the flag and playing the anthem of the Republic of Ireland. It needs to rename some of its stadiums which are linked with Provisional IRA and INLA murderers. It needs to transform into a welcoming place for Unionists instead of what some people called it in the past - the IRA at play.

Every other organisation in Northern Ireland must pass equality assessments and meet strict criteria before they receive Government money. Apparently not the GAA. And the DUP don't seem all that bothered about it.

Peter Robinson is right to reach out. But he's wrong to stay quiet about how the GAA is a blockage to a real shared future.