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Published 13:20 16 Dec 2015 GMT
Updated 13:21 16 Dec 2015 GMT
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Performance enhancing drugs in the GAA made headlines earlier this year when Thomas Connolly, a player on the fringe of the Monaghan panel, tested positive for an anabolic steroid and received a two-year ban.
However Ryan admits, with just 95 players tested in 2015, the GAA needs to take the issue of PEDs more seriously, particularly among senior intercounty players.
He said: “The GAA had formulated a new four-year Anti-Doping Education Strategy for all levels of the Association to complement its existing initiatives, and that the main focus of this in 2016 would be on senior intercounty panels and support personnel.”
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