Armagh’s Jamie Clarke has cleared Paul Grimley of all responsibility for Sunday’s defeat by Cavan, but questioned referee Maurice Deegan’s decision not to allow him advantage in scoring his second-half disallowed goal.

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has been confirmed as the main benefactor from the GAA-GPA backed gaelicboots.com website.

PLAYING rules committee member Jarlath Burns has admitted something has to be done to stop making fouling profitable in Gaelic football.

LIMITING county panels to 24 (from next year) will only provide the GPA with “a stick to beat the GAA with,” warned Kilkenny Chairman Ned Quinn at the GAA Congress in the Great Southern Hotel.