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Horan has come out in support of Proposal B

Horan calls for two-year trial of Proposal B option

Calls for Proposal A to be withdrawn ahead of Saturday's Special Congress and a two-year trial for Proposal B were made by former GAA president John Horan last night.

GAA • 19 Oct 21

The GAA's top brass were given an assurance that games could continue

GAA told at Christmas that inter-county could continue

The GAA were informed on Christmas Eve last year that senior inter-county games could continue as an exempted sport activity during Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.

GAA • 26 Mar 21

Kilcummin and Killarney Legion in action during last season's Kerry club championship

GAA confident all competitions will be fully completed

Outgoing GAA president John Horan has aired his confidence that the club championships, Allianz Leagues and All-Ireland championships will all be completed as long as training is allowed to resume in six weeks' time.

GAA • 24 Feb 21

John Horan: "It's not our intention to start putting a whole load more games behind a pay wall."

Horan: We won't put a load of games behind a pay wall

Outgoing GAA president John Horan has said the association has no intention of "putting a whole load more games behind a pay wall" when the TV rights come up for negotiation this year, despite writing to the government to request no further games should be designated free-to-air.

GAA • 24 Feb 21

It could possibly be May by the time the League begins

GAA hope for possible return date after Cabinet meeting

A meeting of Cabinet this afternoon should give more insight into how the Gaelic Athletic Association can proceed with plans to hold inter-county and club championships in 2021.

GAA • 23 Feb 21

The GAA president is confident a full programme of fixtures across club and county will be run in 2021

Horan: Inter-county first is the road we will go down

GAA president John Horan has strongly hinted that inter-county action will come back first when it is safe for the association to resume competitions.

GAA • 21 Feb 21

Collective training cannot begin until the country exits its current Level 5 restrictions

Horan: Lack of bubbles the reason GAA can't come back

GAA President John Horan tells RTÉ Sport that the inability to form bubbles was the main reason why Gaelic games lost their elite sport exemption under the current Covid-19 restrictions.

GAA • 11 Feb 21

Extended panels will be allowed into the stadium for the All Ireland finals

Government refused GAA requests for All-Ireland finals

The GAA's request to feed teams this weekend in the All-Ireland and Joe McDonagh finals was one of a number of requests turned down by the Department of Sport.

GAA • 12 Dec 20

Mayo fans, along with supporters of the other All-Ireland finalists, will not be attending matches

Horan and Ryan urge fans to be sensible around finals

GAA President John Horan and Director General Tom Ryan have appealed to supporters of counties involved in upcoming All-Ireland finals to act in a safe and sensible way over the next couple of weeks.

GAA • 10 Dec 20

John Horan: 'The cups will not leave Croke Park'

The Liam MacCarthy and Sam Maguire cups will remain in Croke Park this year and homecoming parades for the All-Ireland hurling and football champions will be postponed.

GAA • 04 Dec 20

Horan says the GAA has been advised by medical professionals that mass-testing is not best practice for inter-county panels

Horan: GAA mass testing not recommended practice

GAA president John Horan believes the protocols in place around Covid-testing in the GAA are to the satisfaction of the players.

GAA • 02 Nov 20

The GAA has been played in front of limited crowds or empty stadia since the return of games

GAA ready to 'double down efforts' to increase crowds

Speaking at the Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response this morning, GAA Director General Tom Ryan says his association would double down on its efforts to ensure protocol and safety should increased number of supporters be allowed to attend games in the near future.

GAA • 18 Sep 20

'I think it encourages teams to hide Covid cases and that's certainly not what we want'

McConville: Asking teams to 'step aside' may not work

Inter-county teams being asked to "step aside" in light of positive Covid-19 tests may not be practical in reality, says Oisin McConville.

GAA • 24 Aug 20

GAA president John Horan sent a public and private correspondence this week

Horan not seeking meeting with CMO or any 'conflict'

GAA president John Horan has said he is not seeking a meeting with Dr Ronan Glynn, or any conflict, as he revealed he has not received a response from the acting chief medical officer to a personal letter written earlier this week.

GAA • 23 Aug 20

'April for club month wouldn't cut the mustard in any other sport'

McConville: Let clubs go first in split season

Former Armagh star Oisín McConviile tells RTÉ Radio 1's 'Saturday Sport' programme that he sees some benefits in starting off the year with club games ahead of any changes to fixture calendar.

GAA • 15 Aug 20

Horan: Having games back more important than crowds

GAA President John Horan has called upon the Association's members not to despair after the Government this evening confirmed it would once again delay moving to Phase 4 of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

GAA • 04 Aug 20

GAA president John Horan pictured at Croke Park last week

Horan calls on Government to allow 500 at GAA matches

GAA president John Horan has called on the Government to give the association permission to allow outdoor gatherings of up to 500 people as was originally expected to apply from next week.

GAA • 17 Jul 20

Possible penalties could be incorporated under Rule 7.2 (e) which deals with misconduct considered to have discredited the association

GAA ready to punish inter-county training breaches

The GAA will not bring forward the 14 September date for inter-county teams to resume collective training and has called upon clubs to report county teams that breach that sanction.

GAA • 03 Jul 20

Liam O'Neill: We're taking a foot off the caution pedal

Former GAA President Liam O'Neill has aired his strong belief that there is a real danger in getting back to playing Gaelic games too quickly.

GAA • 20 Jun 20

The structure of the 2020 inter-county Championships could become clearer early next week

GAA close to spelling out Championship plans

The GAA could be in a position to announce the revised 2020 hurling and football Championship formats as early as Monday next.

GAA • 19 Jun 20

An aerial view of Croke Park with Hill 16 on the left

Seats on Hill, ticket lottery and 42,000 at Croke Park

GAA president John Horan says seats could be installed on Hill 16 and a lottery held for tickets at Croke Park, with the Association hoping to have up to 42,000 fans attend games later this year if Covid-19 social-distancing restrictions are eased.

GAA • 08 Jun 20

"On 17 October, you wouldn't say Dublin are definitely going to win the championship"

McStay expects 'a very level football championship'

The overlap of inter-county training versus the end of the club season could lead to a very level playing field when it comes to the destination of this year's All-Ireland football championship, according to Kevin McStay.

GAA • 07 Jun 20

The GAA training pitches will remain closed until 29 June

GAA president defends decision to delay training return

GAA president John Horan has defended the Association's decision to keep training grounds closed until 29 June and said it would be an "error of judgement" to return without putting a proper plan in place.

GAA • 05 Jun 20

GAA president John Horan was speaking on The Sunday Game this evening

Horan: GAA return unlikely if social distancing remains

GAA president John Horan does not expect football or hurling to resume while social distancing measures are in place, with the head of the organisation predicting a €50million financial hit this year because of the impact of Covid-19.

GAA • 11 May 20

GAA President John Horan:
'At no stage have we discussed the return to training of inter-county players with any government department'

John Horan: GAA championships could run into 2021

GAA President John Horan has said the hurling and football championships could run into 2021 as he dismissed speculation that plans are being considered to allow inter-county players to return to training over the summer.

GAA • 27 Apr 20