The contest for the GAA Presidency will be a three-cornered affair between former provincial chairmen, Sean Walsh (Kerry), Aogán Ó Feargáil (Cavan) and Sheamus Howlin (Wexford).

Former GAA president Sean Kelly has expressed his gratitude to the FAI and IRFU for not getting involved in the debates prior to the abolishment of the controversial Rule 42 at the Association's Annual Congress in 2005.