Cork will support the proposed introduction of a black card in hurling, at Annual Congress later this month.

Waterford boss Liam Cahill believes that a sin bin in hurling would heap even more pressure on overworked referees.

The sin bin could be extended to hurling in time for this year’s Championship, the Irish Examiner has learned.

Although the likes of Waterford and Wexford are cool on the idea, Cooney indicated support for Limerick’s proposal, which is set to be voted on at Annual Congress in Croke Park next month.

An umpire at the heart of the call not to award Limerick a last-gasp 65 in this year’s All-Ireland semi-final has been given a pair of glasses as a Christmas gift by a Limerick fan.

Dessie Farrell has been handed the reins of Dublin senior football after they were given back by Jim Gavin last Saturday week.

The handpassed goal and deliberately dropping the hurley will also be banned under the experimental rules, although a handpassed point is still allowed.

Central Council will on Saturday be briefed on the three recommendations while also being issued with a list of motions that can be put on the Clár of Annual Congress in February should Ard Chomhairle see fit to do so.

The black card in Gaelic football could become a thing of the past as the GAA’s playing rules committee looks to simplify the classification of foul play in both codes.

Club Players Association (CPA) chairman Micheál Briody fears Saturday’s decision to back a Tier 2 inter-county football competition will scupper the chances of the GAA’s fixtures review committee’s own T2 proposal being back in February.

The GAA’s decision to ban all foreign training camps from next year on has been branded as “nonsense” by Waterford hurling manager Paraic Fanning.

Special Congress will attract more attention than this weekend’s Annual Congress, as it deals with a greater number of topical issues.

Mild-mannered. Genuine. Diligent. Workaholic. As Páraic Duffy prepares to wave goodbye as GAA director general this Saturday, there has been similarities in the tributes paid to him. Rightly too: He is all of the above but we can add steeliness to it.

This afternoon, John Horan will be sworn in as the 39th president of the GAA. His in-tray will be stacked although items will have to be prioritised. Here John Fogarty breaks down the pile into those he can win and those he can bin.

Central Council delegates will discover tomorrow if one of Páraic Duffy’s last acts as GAA director general will be a recommended rulebook change to ban testimonials.

People talk about player burnout but little is ever done to address the growing strain on players’ time, writes Dr Ed Coughlan.

Playing rules committee chairman Jarlath Burns has revealed they have been asked to address the cynicism that was seen in the closing stages of last month’s All-Ireland senior football final. However, he admitted they are unlikely to bring forward any proposed rule changes to do so.

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.

As the discussion on gender quotas takes off, here are five female sports administrators making their mark...

Like much of the country, this column was marooned in rush hour traffic yesterday morning when news dropped the interminable counting of ballots in the Longford- Westmeath constituency had come to an end and, with it, the 2016 general election, writes Brendan O’Brien.

When the GAA hierarchy made its deal with Sky Sports, there was one thing they were adamant about: This was a deal that was not about the money.

Kerry hurling manager Ciaran Carey has branded as “silly” a motion to this year’s GAA’s Annual Congress aimed at deleting the rule which allows players from stronger counties represent those from further down the pecking order.

GAA Director General Páraic Duffy has insisted that the Association’s disciplinary structures do not need change despite a number of recent controversies.

If you’re the friend or relative of a player with Christy Ring Cup ambitions, now may be a good time to say whatever you need to say to them.

Cynical play in hurling isn’t being properly punished, argues the man behind the Congress motion calling for a black card.

It’s not just Unionists who have a deep-rooted pride in their northern identity. Ulster Gaels also possess a loyalty to their province which simply doesn’t exist in the other green fields.

Eamonn Ryan’s Cork kept alive hopes of retaining their Tesco Homegrown Ladies National Football League Division 1 title by claiming a hard-fought draw against Dublin yesterday.

Cork selector Johnny Crowley has revealed how goalkeeper Anthony Nash was affected by the furore surrounding his controversial technique when taking 20 metre frees and penalties.

It has been arguably the GAA’s most gaping disciplinary loophole but straight red cards for incidents of racism on the field of play are finally coming.

The GAA has published the list of motions that will go before next month's Annual Congress at Croke Park.