CPA

Bass stands by Congress CPA criticism

Europe GAA chairman Tony Bass stands by his Congress comments about the Club Players Association (CPA), insisting the GAA is best placed to address clubs’ concerns.

Wed, 28 Feb, 2018

CPA seeks support for transparent voting at GAA annual congress

The Club Players Association (CPA) has called on GAA members to back a motion to ensure voting transparency at the GAA annual congress.

Wed, 29 Nov, 2017

Club Players’ Association want leadership to avoid impending fixtures 'carnage'

The CPA want GAA chiefs “to provide monitoring, guidance, and where appropriate sanctions”.

Tue, 07 Nov, 2017

CPA wants fixtures plan to go ahead in full

The Club Players’ Association (CPA) has called on Director General Páraic Duffy and Croke Park bosses to ensure the 2018 Master Fixtures plan is implemented “in full” at county level.

Tue, 07 Nov, 2017

Liam Griffin: The pathway to the top is broken in so many places

Former Wexford manager Liam Griffin believes the GAA’s will to help club players has been sabotaged by the structure of the association.

Wed, 26 Jul, 2017

CPA: GAA have ‘no appetite’ for fixtures change

The Club Players Association (CPA) has claimed the GAA’s hierarchy have shown “no appetite” to make meaningful changes to the master fixtures calendar for the benefit of club footballers and hurlers.

Wed, 26 Jul, 2017

CPA proposes summer free of club championship

The Club Players Association (CPA) are today expected to unveil a calendar fixtures plan with no club championship games scheduled in the months of June, July, and August.

Tue, 25 Jul, 2017

CPA ‘underestimated scale of problems’ in GAA

The Club Players Association has insisted it is making progress on the club fixtures schedule issue but acknowledged it underestimated the full extent of the problem.

Wed, 19 Apr, 2017

Only 12% of club players agree with Super 8 championship format

The Club Players Association surveyed 4,983 club players in the past week on a number of issues.

Tue, 28 Mar, 2017

Higgins: Dual GAA/CPA role won’t be conflict

The man embroiled in the conflict between the GAA and the Club Players Association (CPA) says his position should not be a conflict of interests.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2017

Angry Declan Brennan warns strike remains open option for CPA

Club Players Association (CPA) secretary Declan Brennan has refused to rule out strike action in the pursuit of the newly-formed body’s goal to “fix the fixtures”.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2017

Páraic Duffy: 'We’re not going to run the GAA by Twitter'

GAA director general Páraic Duffy claims the divide between the organisation’s administration and players has been “driven” by the Club Players Association (CPA) and insisted the GAA won’t be run by what is written on Twitter.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

GPA chief executive calls on Congress delegates to oppose Super 8 motion

Dermot Earley has called on Congress delegates to shoot down the “Super 8” All-Ireland senior football championship proposal

Thu, 23 Feb, 2017

GAA president Aogán Farrell rejects CPA request to speak at Congress

The Club Players Association’s request to speak before their official recognition vote at Congress this Saturday has been turned down by GAA president Aogán Farrell.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2017

‘Super 8’ a no-go without GPA support, warns CPA chairman Micheál Briody

The Club Players Association (CPA) says the legitimacy of the “Super 8” addition to the All-Ireland senior football championship won’t hold up if the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) also oppose it.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2017

Only by delivering CPA objectives will the GAA fulfil its mission

In the circumstances, I suppose, the descent into hyperbole can be excused.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2017

Anna Geary urges female players to join the recently formed CPA

Former Cork star Anna Geary believes female club footballers and camogie players could be best served by linking up with the recently formed Club Players Association (CPA) rather than starting a separate women’s organisation.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

Páraic Duffy proposals show Croke Park has no real plan for its club players

Nothing is included which sorts out the ludicrous fixture congestion where — for example — university-based players are flogged and flogged again, dragged between college and county, writes Paul Rouse.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

Mike Quirke: I can see the CPA as a facilitator, not an agitator

Listening to some of the stories from other lads at that first meeting in Croke Park, it quickly became apparent that issues with club fixtures vary hugely from county to county, writes Mike Quirke.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2017

John Fogarty: Ten pointers for the CPA

It’s 22 days since the Club Players Association (CPA) was officially launched.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2017

The GAA needs 2020 vision

It was impossible not to have some empathy and even sympathy for Páraic Duffy yesterday morning.

Wed, 25 Jan, 2017

CPA tells Paraic Duffy to ‘park’ reforms

The newly-formed Club Players Association has made its first significant stand by calling on GAA Director General Paraic Duffy to “park” his proposals for Championship reform.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2017