T’S club championship time up and down the country this weekend as all focus now turns back for the club scene. Here in Donegal we have a league format where you play four games and then based on where you finish after that will determine how and where you enter the championship. It’s a bit […]
Burns to fulfil his destiny
February 22, 2024
By Niall McCoy SHORTLY after 4.30pm on Saturday at the Canal Court Hotel in Newry, Jarlath Burns will take office of the most prestigious role in the GAA as he replaces Larry McCarthy as Uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael. It will be the culmination of decades of work in the association, not without its speed bumps, […]
Errigal have ‘clear intention’ of working towards change of underage grades
March 6, 2022
ERRIGAL Ciaran have a ‘clear intention’ of working towards change in the GAA’s underage grades despite their motion being defeated at last weekend’s Congress in Mayo. The motion, also endorsed in media circles by Vice Chairman Peter Canavan and current Antrim manager Enda McGinley, called for a change of wording in the GAA Official Guide […]
KEVIN CASSIDY – Split season is a success, but rule changes are frustrating
March 5, 2021
Kevin Cassidy analyses the news from the recent congress.
CPA say club and county players must ‘monitor delivery of new fixture arrangements’
March 4, 2021
The CPA dissolved their group this week.
Changes coming after Congress
March 5, 2020
A rule amendment that any player who receives a kick-out cannot pass it back to the goalkeeper.
John Martin: Common sense at Congress
October 5, 2017
GAELIC Life hurling columnist John Martin has praised Saturday’s Special Congress for getting most of the big issues right.
John Martin: Why did GAA change progressive proposal?
September 28, 2017
GAELIC Life hurling columnist John Martin has called on the GAA to explain why they removed one of the most progressive proposals.
John Martin: Hurling can absorb Congress blows
March 2, 2017
GAELIC Life columnist John Martin believes that the All-Ireland Hurling Championship is strong enough to absorb the blows of Congress.
CPA ‘can’t support’ Duffy’s championship proposals
January 24, 2017
The CPA wants Paraic Duffy to stall his new proposals.