Writing in his weekly column with Irish Examiner the former Munster & Irish out-half thinks Connacht Rugby should have a chat with the GAA about opening up Pearse Stadium in Galway or MacHale Park in Castlebar.

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“While it’s laudable and done for the right reasons,” O’Gara said, “It is the correct decision? If this isn’t strictly a ‘one off’, it is also a massive opportunity to grow the game in the province.”

“If they haven’t been talking to the GAA about Pearse Stadium in Galway or MacHale Park in Castlebar, then I’m not sure they’ve looked properly at the bigger picture.”