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Liam Griffin's Congress proposal seeks that every club in Ireland would field at least one hurling team between the under-7 and under-10 grades

Demographic concerns loom ahead of Congress 2025

Forty motions will be heard by the GAA's Annual Congress which starts in Donegal today, but perhaps some of the biggest concerns facing the association won't be tabled as official proposals.

Hurling • 21 Feb

GAA delegates get to exercise their voting fingers again this weekend

GAA Congress 2025 - Going through the motions

Ahead of a GAA Congress with big changes on the table, Eoin Ryan explains some of the more notable motions that will be voted on in Donegal.

Football • 22 Feb

A qualifier-style series and replays are in the mix for the 2025 GAA Congress

Qualifier series and replays on agenda for GAA Congress

GAA Congress delegates will this weekend vote on a new look All-Ireland football championship for 2026 which would see round robin groups replaced with a qualifier-style series.

Football • 18 Feb

Former Dublin boss Jim Gavin will lead the new group

Gavin to head Football Review group, Burns takes office

Former Dublin manager Jim Gavin has been named as the man to lead the GAA's new Football Review Committee.

Football • 24 Feb 24

L-R: GAA president Larry McCarthy, director general Tom Ryan and president-elect Jarlath Burns

GAA Congress 2024 gets underway in Newry

GAA Congress 2024 got underway tonight with Director General of the GAA Tom Ryan addressing delegates over the association's recent annual report.

Football • 23 Feb 24

'I want to see a game of Gaelic football that is attractive to watch'

Attractive football a goal for new GAA president Burns

New GAA president Jarlath Burns says Gaelic football evolving into a more attractive code to watch and slimming down the inter-county game are among his priorities as he begins his three-year term.

GAA • 24 Feb 24

There are now over 100 handpasses per game, with Barry Kelly estimating three-quarters are illegal

'75% of handpasses are fouls' - Kelly urges rule change

Four-time All-Ireland final referee Barry Kelly says next year's GAA Congress must seriously consider a motion to amend the handpass rule in hurling.

Hurling • 09 Feb 24

Larry McCarthy (L) will preside over his last congress as GAA president before being replaced by Jarlath Burns in February

GAA Special Congress 2023 - the motions explained

It's a bonus edition of the GAA's annual decision-making jamboree at Croke Park on Saturday but there are just 11 relatively uncontroversial motions in all.

Football • 29 Sep 23

Kerry will now enter the Munster hurling championship automatically should they win the Joe McDonagh Cup

Kerry gain Munster entry, minor grade to remain at U-17

The Kerry hurlers will be admitted to the Munster hurling championship in the future should they win the Joe McDonagh Cup after GAA Congress endorsed the proposition almost unanimously at Croke Park this afternoon.

GAA • 18 Feb 23

RTÉ GAA Podcast: Previews, Presidents & Pandora's boxes

Ciarán Whelan, Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Darragh Maloney join Rory O'Neill to preview the weekend's Allianz Football League action including Mayo v Kerry and Cork v Dublin. And they debate what the remits of a GAA President's role should be ahead of the 2023 Congress.

Football • 16 Feb 23

Congress 2023 takes place on 18 February

GAA Congress 2023 - All You Need to Know

It's that time of year again, where the powers that be in the GAA propose changes to the rule book, review the year just gone and usher in a new president.

GAA • 17 Feb 23

Sixteen counties will compete for the Sam Maguire Cup in 2023

Congress approves revamped Football Championship

GAA Congress has voted in favour of a revamped All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2023.

GAA • 26 Feb 22

The new funding model will be based on a direct investment of €12m.

Explainer: GAA's proposed new model to fund coaching

The GAA is looking at a new model for how money is distributed to counties for coaching and games development.

GAA • 24 Feb 22

Meath and Tyrone met in last year's All-Ireland minor final, the fourth year of the competition being played at U-17

GAA bank on minor tweak to ease burnout and talent loss

The GAA believes that a move to establish Under-19 as the new minor grade at inter-county level and keep U17 games as strictly developmental will address burnout and help with the retention of young players.

GAA • 22 Feb 22

The Leinster SFC final looks set to maintain it's current summer spot in the calendar

Green means go as central council consider structures

The GAA's central council will meet on Saturday to consider the two proposals for potential Gaelic football reform with the green proposal set for significant backing.

GAA • 18 Jan 22

Cynical fouling in hurling has become more prominent in recent seasons

Hurling to trial sin bin as part of cynicism crackdown

A sin bin will be trialled in hurling this year as part of a crackdown on cynical play, which will also see penalties awarded in hurling and Gaelic football when a clear goal-scoring opportunity is denied.

GAA • 27 Feb 21

Graham: County managers open to championship change

Cavan boss Mickey Graham says that Gaelic football managers are "open to change" as the GAA prepares to vote on changes to the inter-county championship structure next month.

GAA • 31 Jan 21

Challenging Times: The amendment to Rule 42 in 2005

The latest edition in our quiz series focuses on the GAA's decision that allowed for the playing of soccer and rugby on the hallowed Croke Park sod.

GAA • 28 Mar 20

'My GAA credentials come from New York although obviously I was born and reared in Cork'

Fixtures at forefront of new GAA president's vision

New GAA president Larry McCarthy has highlighted the balancing of fixtures as one of the key areas he hopes to focus on during his upcoming tenure.

GAA • 29 Feb 20

Hurling sin bin rejected, Leinster SHC expands

The introduction of a black card and sin bin in hurling to combat potential cynical play has been heavily defeated at Congress.

GAA • 29 Feb 20

Where they stand - 5 candidates seeking GAA Presidency

This weekend's GAA Congress will see the election of a new GAA President to succeed John Horan. Here's the lowdown on the five names on the ballot.

GAA • 27 Feb 20

GPA call on GAA to ban gambling ads during live matches

The GPA are calling on the GAA to clamp down on betting advertising during live broadcasts of matches as well as confirming that they will vote against the introduction of a black card or sin bin to hurling.

GAA • 25 Feb 20