Two counties still searching for a senior football manager are expected to fill the respective positions next week.

The Antrim County Board have expressed their 'surprise and disappointment' at Frank Dawson's decision to resign as the Saffrons' senior football manager.

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The decision to hold the upcoming Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final in Thurles has been branded 'a total disgrace' by Antrim U-21 manager Kevin Ryan.

Laois County Board secretary Niall Handy revealed there is no great rush to fill the managerial post vacated by Justin McNulty.

James Loughrey admits he tried to keep his decision to live in Cork as quiet as possible so as to avoid a repeat of the controversy that surrounded Seanie Johnston’s transfer saga from Cavan to Kildare.

The Antrim County Board have plumped for Frank Dawson to be the county's next senior football manager, following a statement released last night (Friday).

Kevin Ryan is expected to be ratified as Antrim's new Senior Hurling manager at a meeting of the County Executive on Monday night.

The Antrim County Board has moved quickly to find a successor to hurling boss Jerry Wallace, who stepped down from his post at the weekend.

Former Antrim hurling manager Jerry Wallace last night launched a blistering attack on RTÉ claiming the broadcaster ‘undermined his integrity.’

Antrim senior hurling manager Jerry Wallace has offered his resignation to the County Board in the midst of their 2012 Championship campaign.

Assaulted former GAA referee Ray Matthews has agreed to become the interim president of the Gaelic Match Officials Association (GMOA).

GAA President Christy Cooney says the Association's disciplinary systems will deal with those who were involved in the violent scenes which marred last Sunday's All-Ireland JFC semi-final between Derrytresk and Dromid Pearses.

GAA president Christy Cooney has reaffirmed the Association’s reluctance to introduce fencing in a bid to prevent incidents like those witnessed in Portlaoise on Sunday when fans entered the pitch and contributed to a melee.

CROKE PARK will not be seeing any American Football action this year after the NFL confirmed they have ruled out staging a second regular season game in Europe in 2012.

Liam Bradley's three-year contract as Antrim manager came to an end with last night's All-Ireland SFC qualifier defeat to Down.

DERRY man Liam Bradley has been appointed Antrim senior football manager. He succeeds Jody Gormley, who brought his two-year reign to an end after the Tommy Murphy Cup final victory over Wicklow.

The GAA wants to reach out to unionists, an official said today.

CORK football manager Billy Morgan’s complaints after last Sunday’s game against Kerry seemed like sour grapes.

The Democratic Unionist Party has criticised the GAA over plans to hold a rally commemorating the IRA hunger strikes at Casement Park in Belfast later this month.

THE New York Board has still not given up hope that their senior hurlers will play Antrim in the Ulster championship final.

New York GAA chairman Seamus Dooley is to fly to Ireland next weekend in an attempt to iron out the issues surrounding the postponed Ulster SHC final.

Paul McKillen is to take on a role as part of the Antrim senior hurling management team for the 2006 season.

Former St Gall's boss Mickey Culbert is to remain in charge of Antrim's senior footballers for at least another year.

THERE will be no decision on the Cork senior hurling management until after Sunday's SHC final between Cloyne and Newtownshandrum.

CORK’S striking hurlers and footballers want “real movement” from Cork GAA chiefs when talks resume with members of the County Board executive tomorrow night.

By Tony Leen GAELIC Players Association chief Dessie Farrell said last night he was “speechless and spellbound” at an Antrim County Board document which discourages players from joining the GPA.