GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell says there is too much room for skulduggery during stoppages for frees in Gaelic football.
Kilkenny captain Eoin Larkin believes there are outside forces intent on taking the physicality out of hurling.
Almost 12 months on from the night of one of Kerry’s lowest moments in the Munster MFC, the Kingdom survived a late onslaught from Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis last evening to book their place in this year’s final.
Tipperary’s ambitions of retaining their All-Ireland MFC crown remain intact after they staved off the determined challenge of Cork in an engaging Munster semi-final clash in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last night.
GAA president Liam O’Neill is relaxed about the attendance figures for this year’s football and hurling championships.
Colm O’Neill believes the new square ball rule will lead to “a few hot moments throughout the championship”.
The Gaelic Match Officials Association (GMOA) fear their members are being put at risk by the lack of a cardiac screening programme.
Waterford defender Noel Connors is optimistic about being fit for the Munster SHC semi-final against Clare next month.
Munster Council chairman Sean Walsh insists the provincial body’s hands are tied with the timing of U21 Hurling Championship and admits it is unfortunate that the tie clashes with the Leaving Cert exams.
Cavan captain Padraic O’Reilly insists the players never voted to get rid of Val Andrews.
Dublin football boss Pat Gilroy admits they got some breaks in the All-Ireland final and semi-final wins over Kerry and Donegal.
Lar Corbett’s dramatic hurling u-turn was completed last night when he rejoined the Tipperary senior hurling panel for training in Thurles.
NOT even an 11th hour call from Kerry boss Jack O’Connor last week could persuade Tom O’Sullivan to change his mind over his inter-county retirement.
Had things been different, Michael Quinn could well have found himself preparing for round nine of the AFL this week rather than a Leinster Championship clash with Laois.
Henry Shefflin has expressed delight at his return to competitive hurling but insists he would be “foolish to start thinking that I’m grand and ready to go back playing with Kilkenny”.
Limerick hurling manager John Allen has confirmed Seamus Hickey will miss the Treaty County’s opening Munster SHC game against Tipperary.
Jack O’Connor has coaxed Eamonn Fitzmaurice back into Kerry’s management set-up for the championship.
Colm Cooper has admitted he was surprised by the recent departure of highly-rated coach Donie Buckley from the Kerry setup but insists that it is “an issue for the management”.
Cork minor manager Ephie Fitzgerald has made one change for tomorrow’s Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-final against Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh from the team that defeated Limerick in the first round.
Former Kerry All-Ireland winner Pat Spillane last night mounted a defence of the right of ex-players to criticise inter-county GAA matches after Director-General Padraic Duffy had called on past stars to show more support for the association in his annual report last month.
Tipperary hurling selector Michael Gleeson says “we’re not going to see” Lar Corbett play in the Munster senior hurling championship against Limerick.
Carlow GAA officials have accused the Leinster Council of making daft decisions and altering fixtures on the presumption their county minors would be beaten.
Munster Council chairman Sean Walsh last night revealed that the provincial body acknowledged the attraction of the Republic of Ireland’s participation in Euro 2012 next month when organising their programme of games for this summer’s inter-county senior championships.
Tipperary forward Lar Corbett has warned it could be months rather than weeks before he’s ready for senior inter-county hurling following his sensational return to the Premier County squad.
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