John Horan was last night elected as the first Dublin-born GAA president since 1924 when Daniel McCarthy finished his three-year term.

Arising from concerns about conversion rates, referees chief Pat McEnaney revealed there will be an analysis of how many goals are scored from penalties and 20-metre frees in the remainder of the hurling championship.

This morning, GAA director general Páraic Duffy delivers his sixth and possibly penultimate annual report.

The GAA won’t ask the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) to move their finals again after deciding to give them the fourth Sunday in September on a permanent basis.

Sean Boylan could be back in charge of Meath as early as next week.

GAA president Christy Cooney is adamant that ‘it’s time to move’ on finalising the controversial issue of payments to inter-county managers, confirming yesterday that Croke Park had received responses to director general Páraic Duffy’s discussion document from all 32 counties and units in Britain.

DUBLIN chairman Andy Kettle has revealed he is completely against the idea of paying inter-county managers.

THE GAA’s director of games development Pat Daly has said Hawk-Eye’s score detection technology in Gaelic games will be reviewed at next month’s management committee meeting.

DUBLIN boss Pat Gilroy has deemed the reintroduction of semi-finals to Allianz Football Division One as “a farce”.

GAA umpires will not be allowed officiate at championship matches this year unless they have passed a new exam.

CLUBS who break the GAA’s rule allowing rival field sports use their grounds could face a less extreme punishment.

AN exasperated GAA Director General Páraic Duffy has admitted he doesn’t know what will come of his discussion paper on forbidden payments to managers.

MANAGERS sweating over the debilitating effects of emigration on their panels have been handed a ray of hope with agovernment initiative could deliver as many as 200 coaching jobs to out of work GAA players.

NIALL RIGNEY has stepped down as Laois hurling boss in the wake of last Saturday’s surprise All-Ireland championship exit at the hands of Carlow.

GAA president Christy Cooney has insisted that the Association has not lost out financially despite having to change one of its three football championship sponsors mid-deal.

DIRECTOR GENERAL Paraic Duffy has rejected claims that the GAA’s closed season rule is ‘crazy’ – and warned of harsh financial penalties for counties that break it.

GAA president Christy Cooney has committed Croke Park for the staging of the 2011 Ulster Bank GAA Sigerson Cup final.

Confusion continues to reign over the All-Ireland SHC relegation race as GAA chiefs yesterday deferred this weekend’s Round 1 fixtures.

CONFUSION continues to reign over the All-Ireland SHC relegation race as GAA chiefs yesterday deferred this weekend’s Round 1 fixtures.