Tipperary club Drom & Inch’s proposal to extend anti-doping testing to GAA club players prompted plenty of comment on the airwaves and column inches over the following days

In the past, the GAA drummed up attention around low-profile league games by arranging interviews with participating players. There are some club matches that deserve the same treatment

The organisation has struggled to get on top of violence shown towards game participants

Last month’s news that Louth GAA had secured €14.8 million funding for its new stadium via the Immigrant Investor Programme was met with 'why the hell didn’t we think of that'

If there was a memo to stay onside with the GAA on RTÉ Radio 1’s ‘Saturday Sport’ this past weekend, Seán Cavanagh obviously didn’t get it

That’s the conundrum facing GAA officials right now as they wonder how exactly the organisation’s general attitude towards referees can be upgraded from tolerance to respect

The proliferation of dual clubs advancing in their respective championships is clearly evident and, in many cases, owes to the split season

Annual Congress in February must be a watershed moment for the GAA where they illustrate once and for all that respect for referees is not just obligatory but mandatory

Whatever differences the pair had with the inter-county scene or personnel involved in it, they have been resolved and it is believed their decisions were made in concert

Redzone is a dream for anyone who wants all the gluten-laden, carb-loaded, sugar-saturated fun of the game without the mind-numbing midfield tactical plays for first downs and punts on third downs.