The GAA says its ethics and integrity commission is still investigating the association's relationship with Allianz after the Offaly county board called for an end to commercial ties with the multinational company.
The German-headquartered insurance and financial services firm has sponsored the GAA's football and hurling leagues since 1993 - and is due to so until 2030 - but was among a number of companies named by the UN in June as being involved in sustaining and paying for Israel's actions in the occupied Palestinian territories.
In August, close to 800 current and former players from Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' football signed a petition, which was delivered to the GAA, calling on the association to drop Allianz as a sponsor.
The company is also the insurer of the GAA's stadia and 2,200 clubs.
At the time, Allianz Ireland said it was "part of a global group, and while the wider group operates internationally across insurance and investment, as a matter of principle, we do not comment on individual customers or business matters.
"All Allianz business decisions are guided by strict legal standards and world-leading ESG (environmental, social and governance) principles."
The GAA's Central Council subsequently referred the issue to its ethics and integrity commission, which is examining the partnership, under solicitor Liam Keane, chair of the standing committee on playing rules.
The GAA said today that "The EIC's investigation will require consideration of material and engagement with relevant stakeholders. The EIC will conclude its investigation as soon as possible."
However, Offaly has now become the first county board to call for the end of the relationship, having passed a motion on Tuesday night submitted by the Ferbane club.
"I just felt that the voices of the clubs and the members hadn't been fully heard on this issue," Ferbane GAA vice chair Brian Flynn told RTÉ Sport.
"So as a club we decided to bring this to the county board, just to get the opinions of the clubs and the committees, and the people working on the ground, in this issue."
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Former Dublin footballer Dr David Hickey, of Irish Sport for Palestine, said he was "delighted and very heartened" and suggested clubs in Derry and Antrim were preparing similar resolutions for their county boards.
Offaly chair Tom Parlon said he would have preferred to wait until the ethics committee has finished its review.
"I think they need time and space," said Parlon. "It's a pretty complicated issue.
"I believe they're well resourced and they're actively investigating and will come forward with a recommendation."
Allianz Ireland told RTÉ that it would not make any further comment while the ethics and integrity commission process was under way.
