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The CPA Executive held an EGM last Monday night and decided unanimously to dissolve the organisation

Departing CPA happy with role in changed GAA landscape

As the organisation officially dissolves, Club Players Association (CPA) chairman Micheál Briody has said the highlight of his tenure is huge satisfaction that there is now fixture certainty in place for future generations.

CPA • 03 Mar 21

Micheál Briody: "Circumstances have presented the GAA with a golden opportunity to trial a clear split in the season."

CPA: It'd be unforgivable to pass up this opportunity

The Club Players' Association has backed the Gaelic Players' Association's calls for a split season ahead of a meeting of the GAA's Fixture Calendar Review Task Force on Wednesday.

GAA • 18 Aug 20

'This will escalate, it's a runaway train'

Flynn wants 'radical' change in club v county debate

Bernard Flynn has told RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport that the GAA needs to make "radical" changes when it comes to the ongoing "club versus county" debate in Gaelic games.

GAA • 12 Jul 20

McGrath: Split season is the change GAA needs

Shane McGrath believes the Covid-19-enforced format changes to the various club and inter-county championships will show the GAA the benefits of a split season.

GAA • 05 Jul 20

Michéal Briody:
'As an association we must respect the integrity of our club competitions and this means using the time available in the best possible way.'

CPA warn condensing club c'ships would be 'sacrilege'

Club Players Association [CPA] chairman Micheál Briody has said it would be "sacrilege" for the GAA to condense club championships in order to give inter-county teams a larger window of preparation.

GAA • 16 Jun 20

Dandelions are growing on the Avantcard Páirc Seán MacDiarmada

CPA survey: Players concerned about pre-vaccine return

A Club Players Association survey has shown that over a fifth of GAA players are unwilling to return to training before a Covid-19 vaccine is found.

GAA • 12 May 20

Corofin are the reigning All-Ireland Senior Club Football champions

CPA sympathetic to problems facing officialdom

Club Players Association chairman Micheál Briody accepts that counties will have to greatly alter the structure of club competitions if a window for playing does become available later this year.

GAA • 07 May 20

The GPA and CPA are both of the opinion the current fixture calendar does not work

GPA and CPA unite in call for longer club-only windows

The Club Players Association and the Gaelic Players Associations, the inter-county representative body, have released a joint statement calling for the club-only windows in the calendar to be lengthened.

GAA • 13 Dec 19

RTÉ GAA podcast: Ulster final and fixtures task force

Colm O'Rourke, Mick Foley, Rory O'Neill and Mikey Stafford discuss the latest hot topics in the world of Gaelic games.

GAA • 26 Nov 19

GAA 'surprised and disappointed' at CPA fixture walkout

The GAA has said it is "surprised and disappointed" at the CPA's decision to withdraw from the Fixtures Calendar Review Task Force.

GAA • 19 Nov 19

Club Players Association chairman Michéal Briody

CPA withdraws from task force and criticises GAA

The Club Players Association has withdrawn from the task force established by the GAA to review the fixture calendar, alleging that its raison d'etre is to "ratify the status quo" of the inter-county football calendar.

GAA • 19 Nov 19

'We got the views of the players, we shared them with the GAA and yet they still go ahead with this'

GPA's Flynn: Tier 2 player boycott is a possibility

Gaelic Players Association CEO Paul Flynn said he couldn't rule out the possibility that players and teams would boycott the new Tier 2 inter-county football competition recently endorsed at Congress.

GAA • 06 Nov 19

Under the current proposals, the Tier 2 semi-finals and final would be played at Croke Park

GPA & CPA: Inferior Tier 2 format being rushed through

The GPA and CPA have both said they are in favour of a Tier 2 senior football competition but not in the format being proposed at next month's Special Congress.

GAA • 30 Sep 19

CPA 'concerned and disappointed' by GAA's tier-two plan

The Club Players Association has criticised the GAA for bringing forward proposals for a second-tier football championship while the organisation's own fixtures task force has yet to issue its report.

GAA • 18 Sep 19

Aaron Kernan, Declan Brennan and Michael Briody of the CPA

CPA welcome new GAA fixtures task force

The CPA was established in 2016 in the face of growing unrest at grassroots level over the way club fixtures were being squeezed around the inter-county calendar.

GAA • 11 Jun 19

CPA accuse GAA of 'words but no action' on fixtures

The Club Players Association have accused the GAA of dragging their heels on efforts to reform the fixtures calendar.

GAA • 18 Apr 19

CPA call on fixture motion to be backed

CPA chairman Micheál Briody has called on all Central Council delegates to support a motion for an immediate review to be conducted on the GAA annual fixture list.

GAA • 21 Nov 18

St Patrick's were back in action just 24 hours after winning the county title

CPA chairman calls for action after Wicklow backlog

Chairman of the Club Players Association Micheál Briody has said the club fixture situation is worse than ever and warned the CPA will increase pressure on the GAA to make changes before it's "too late".

GAA • 28 Oct 18

Aaron Kernan, Declan Brennan and Michael Briody at the launch of the CPA in January 2017

CPA say the GAA are letting their members down

The club-only month of April hasn't been a big hit with many players at grassroots level, a new survey reveals.

GAA • 24 Apr 18

Club players are often left on the sidelines during the Championship season

Club Players Association may 'escalate situation'

The Club Players Association has asked its members whether it should "escalate the situation" in pursuit of Gaelic games fixture reform.

GAA • 17 Apr 18

The CPA have drafted their own Super 8 - a list of motions they want to see brought forward to Congress

Club Players Association want April inter-county ban

The Club Players Association have drafted eight motions that they hope clubs and county boards will bring forward to next year's GAA congress, including a complete ban on inter-county activity for four weekends over April and May.

GAA • 01 Dec 17

More room has been reserved for club fixtures from next year

CPA: Croke Park must lead on player availability

Club Players Association chairman Micheál Briody has called on the GAA to insist that inter-county players are released to their clubs during April next year.

GAA • 01 Nov 17

Mayo finalists will have three day prep for decider

Mayo GAA has confirmed that the semi-final replay between Castlebar Mitchels and Garrymore will take place on Wednesday evening, giving the winners just three days' rest ahead of the county final.

GAA • 16 Oct 17

CPA unveils proposals for protection of club games

The Club Players Association has published full details of its fixture proposals that it sees as integral to preserving the club scene in Gaelic Games.

GAA • 25 Jul 17

Slaughtneil and Dr Crokes in action in the All-Ireland club final on St Patrick's Day

Nearly 90% of club players unhappy with fixtures

A massive 86% of GAA players are unhappy with the way that club fixtures in their county are run while 56% want to see the provincial championships scrapped.

GAA • 03 May 17