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The GAA's management committee must be 40% female by end of the year

GAA management committee set for more gender equality

A restructuring of coiste bainistí, the GAA's management committee, could be signalled at Special Congress this weekend to fulfil gender representation criteria and safeguard statutory …

Football • 28 Sep

GAA president Larry McCarthy will be part of the new task force

GAA task force put in place to seek football reform

A new GAA Task Force will seek to bring proposals for change in the football championship structure forward for debate at the upcoming Annual Congress …

GAA • 02 Dec 21

Pat Spillane says tiers are needed in football

Spillane wants GAA to act quickly on football change

Pat Spillane told RTÉ's Sunday Sport that the GAA's Special Congress made the correct decision in voting against the B proposal, but he wants the …

GAA • 24 Oct 21

Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Larry McCarthy announces the result of Motion 19

Special Congress rejects football championship revamp

Special Congress has rejected the opportunity to revamp the All-Ireland football championship after voting to revert to the system last seen in 2017, with qualifiers …

GAA • 23 Oct 21

What will the path to Sam Maguire look like next year?

Opinion: To B or not to B - flawed format not answer

While there is justified enthusiasm for change to the structure of the football championship, the GAA should wait for a better format than Proposal B, …

GAA • 23 Oct 21

Mayo GAA set to vote against Proposals A and B at Special Congress

Mayo to vote against Proposal B at Congress

Mayo have confirmed they intend to vote against Proposal B at Saturday's Special Congress.

GAA • 22 Oct 21

Howard during the tense closing stages of this year's semi-final defeat to Mayo

Howard: Mayo defeat a 'low point' in Dublin career

Dublin footballers Brian Howard has admitted that August's defeat to Mayo in the All-Ireland semi-final was a "low point" in his career, with the Raheny …

GAA • 22 Oct 21

Tomás Ó Sé: 'There are too many counties in the country whose season basically finishes after the league'

'Change right now is good' - Ó Sé backing Proposal B

Tomás Ó Sé tells the RTÉ GAA podcast that Proposal B has some weaknesses but hopes it will pass at special congress as he thinks …

GAA • 21 Oct 21

RTÉ GAA podcast: The big Proposal B debate

Ahead of Saturday's special congress Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Kieran Shannon and Tomas Ó Sé to discuss the pros and cons …

GAA • 20 Oct 21

Tyrone defeated Monaghan in this year's Ulster SFC final

McConville: Ulster Championship may be sacrificial lamb

Oisín McConville would accept the Ulster Championship being a "sacrificial lamb" if it meant Proposal B gets the green light at Saturday's special congress.

GAA • 20 Oct 21

Cork chief executive Kevin O'Dononvan helped sway Cork county board in favour of Proposal B

Cork throw their considerable weight behind Proposal B

Traditional powerbrokers Cork are among a growing number of counties to declare their support for Proposal B ahead of Saturday's special congress.

GAA • 20 Oct 21

Adrian Marren retired from Sligo duty last year after representing the Yeats County for 16 seasons

Marren: Some footballers will quit without new format

Former Sligo star Adrian Marren believes many inter-county footballers are waiting until Saturday's Special Congress outcome to rule themselves in or out for 2022.

GAA • 19 Oct 21

Wexford manager Shane Roche is a firm fan of Proposal B

'It's about games' - Lower tier bosses back Proposal B

Managers from Division 3 and 4 are overwhelmingly in favour of introducing the Proposal B league-based championship format when Special Congress meets on 23 October.

GAA • 17 Oct 21

Colm O'Rourke is frustrated at the silence from Croke Park

O'Rourke: GAA chiefs must lead on championship reform

A week out from the Special Congress that could result in a major overhaul of the football championship, Colm O'Rourke has voiced his disappointment that …

GAA • 16 Oct 21

The finance department have taken issue with the figures coming from the calendar review taskforce

League-based championship not more lucrative, says GAA

A league-based football championship format would not see a greater financial return for the GAA, according to the organisation's finance department.

GAA • 15 Oct 21

Ronan Sheehan wants to see real change at Special Congress

GPA's Sheehan urges GAA to grasp nettle of change

The GPA's representative on the fixtures calendar review task force, Ronan Sheehan, says the proposals to restructure the football championship will be buried if they …

Football • 15 Oct 21

More games will mean more money, according to a financial analysis of Option B

League-based All-Ireland potentially worth €10m to GAA

The GAA could be in line for an annual €10m gate receipt bonanza if it adopts the league-based Championship structure, known as Option B, at …

GAA • 13 Oct 21

Brian McAvoy is firmly against the idea of a league-based All-Ireland Football Championship

Ulster chief hits out at league-based proposal

Ulster GAA provincial secretary and CEO Brian McAvoy has said that there are "significant weaknesses" in the idea of a league-based All-Ireland Championship.

GAA • 01 Oct 21

GAA teams are now permitted to add sleeve sponsorship to player and replica jerseys

GAA to allow sleeve sponsorship

Counties and clubs have a new method of securing revenue after the GAA granted permission to allow sponsorship on the sleeves of player and replica …

GAA • 18 Sep 21

Tyrone's All-Ireland SFC title defence could come in a league-based championship next season

GPA set to support new football season format

The Gaelic Players Association look set to offer their backing to a league-championship football structure ahead of next month's Special Congress.

GAA • 14 Sep 21

GPA reacts to passing of motion on cynical play

The Gaelic Players Association has reacted in the wake of Saturday's motion on cynical play being passed – despite the players' body seeking to have …

GAA • 01 Mar 21

GAA Special Congress approves emergency powers

A remote Special Congress of the GAA has unanimously approved rule changes to allow the Association to effectively respond to emergencies such as the ongoing …

GAA • 17 Apr 20

GAA Congress to vote on 12-week emergency powers

The GAA have announced details of Friday's Special Congress when 67 delegates will vote by phone on two emergency motions that would allow the Association …

GAA • 16 Apr 20

The gates of Croke Park, like other sporting venues, have been shut since last month

GAA set for remote Congress as summer shake-up looms

A Special Congress of the GAA will be held remotely next Friday, which would pave the way for expected major changes in this year's Gaelic …

GAA • 11 Apr 20

Two tier senior football championship to begin in 2020

The All-Ireland senior football championship will have two tiers from next year after the Central Council motion was passed at special congress in Cork this …

GAA • 19 Oct 19

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