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Sat 04 Apr 2007Quick to grasp nature of the briefAnnual Congress: Seán Morantalks to GAA president Nickey Brennan, who insists any dealings with the GPA would have to be in the context of not impacting on amateur status.There's an unmarked door off one of corridors at ground level in the Hogan Stand. It leads to what has been for the past few years an office for the GAA president. The position is so high-profile and visible - a constant whirl of functions, chains of office and speeches delivered to respectful silence - that it's almost a surprise to find a modest control room where the president sits behind a desk and deals with administrative issues.