The GAA Congress in Wexford has passed a motion which will see the lifting of the ban on allowing county grounds to be used for non GAA sports and functions.
Clare led the way on the opening of Croke Park and the county were behind this motion too.
Central Council will now have the power to open up county grounds - club grounds are not included - for non GAA sports on a case-by-case basis, after the motion was backed by 91% of delegates.
A similar motion was hammered in 2016, but last year’s debacle surrounding the Liam Miller Tribute Game changed the landscape.
Up to now, the interpretation of the rule on the use of property precluded other sports from being played at any ground other than Croke Park.
GAA Director General Tom Ryan said: "What the rules proposes to do is to give authority to Central Council to make decisions in certain circumstances according to a pre-defined policy. There are four tenets to that policy.
"First of all we will say that Central Council has the authority to sanction other uses for GAA grounds but only if it's a county ground, the application comes from the organisers of that sport at national level to Central Council, only if it's an event of national significance, and only if it's in furtherance of GAA aims."
Former GAA president Seán Kelly added: "I would like to compliment the Uachtarán, the Árd Stiúrthóir and Central Council for being proactive on that issue. You've come up with a very sensible proposal that should put this issue to bed forever more."
