Organisation: Gaelic Players Association

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

gaa

County managers want clarity on return date for training

A number of county managers are seeking clarification from Croke Park via their boards about what they can do with players before September 14.

gaa

Dónal Óg Cusack: The county is as essential as the clubs themselves

Dónal Óg Cusack has criticised elements of the GAA media who he believes are intent on making Gaelic games as “anonymous as the League of Ireland B”.

gaa

Gaelic Players Association statement avoids crux of the issue

The statement makes no reference to whether or not the GPA condemns or approves of the county teams who are flouting the inter-county training ban, writes Eoghan Cormican.

gaa

Gaelic Players Association: Optimism eroded by negative ‘club v county’ narrative

columnists

John Fogarty: It’s primitive to use GAA clubs as weapons to hit county

gaa

GPA not giving up on amending training ban

Kilkenny and Wexford to get Leinster semi byes

The Leinster Council are expected to hand semi-final byes to Kilkenny and Wexford for their senior hurling championship later this year. Prior to the introduction of the provincial round-robin stages in 2018, only the reigning Leinster winners were granted a bye into the semi-final. However, the council are looking at making the offer to last year’s finalists - Wexford beat the Cats by three poin

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Tony Considine calls on GAA to ‘hold firm’ on player insurance stance

"The manager or the county board is then responsible for the wellbeing of their players. Let them pay out if there is an injury."

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

John Fogarty: As Croke Park plans, the county boards laugh

Well, nobody could say the GAA haven’t treaded softly. Too softly at times. The insistence on players and management filling out a questionnaire each time they entered their club’s grounds would have been bureaucratic hell.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

GPA claim GAA scheduled later All-Ireland championships to ensure larger crowds

The GPA have sought a minimum of four weeks between the completion of the club championship and the first inter-county game.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Mileage cut among proposed GAA cost savers

A cut of over 50% to the mileage rate is among the cost-saving proposals that have been made to the GAA.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

John Fogarty: County must now come before club with some left-field thinking

Supposedly, Pat Gilroy had a dream for the GAA. A dream that would put the club back at the centre of the organisation.

Tue, 12 May, 2020

GAA: Pitches will remain closed until July and no inter-county games until October

The GAA have confirmed that their pitches will remain closed until July 20 and there is unlikely to be inter-county games before October.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

GPA exploring possibilities but fear quarantine 'unrealistic'

GPA CEO Paul Flynn accepts the “genuine possibility” there will be no further GAA activity this year.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2020

Carlow footballer confirms four-year ban over failed doping test

Carlow footballer Ray Walker has confirmed he will serve a four-year ban after failing a doping test in February but insists he did not intentionally take a banned substance.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020

GAA to seek more Covid-19 answers from Government

For the second time in the space of seven days, the GAA are expecting to seek clarification from the Government regarding a newspaper report about a return to Gaelic games activity.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

GPA expect rise in demand for counselling service

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) are prepared in the event there is a jump in inter-county players contacting their counselling hotline this month.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

John Fogarty: GAA and GPA may need to be flexible friends in testing times

Thursday, July 17 2003. Semple Stadium was the setting for the unique midweek All-Ireland senior hurling Championship clash of Offaly and Limerick, writes John Fogarty

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

GAA players to be asked if they favour closed door games

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) are expecting to be asked by the GAA if players support the idea of staging Championship games behind closed doors.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

Old rivals Down and Meath go to Extra Time for healthy hearts

Donal O'Neill won’t ever forget the phonecall coming through last October.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

GPA backs two-week ‘breathing space’ ahead of return to play

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have indicated their support for the GAA’s plans to give inter-county teams a two-week lead-in ahead of the resumption of games.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Burns and McCarthy battle to be next GAA president

Tonight’s battle to become the next GAA president is a two-horse race between Jarlath Burns and Larry McCarthy.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2020

GPA fire warning shots as battle looms with Croker authorities over expenditure issues

It was never really about the report. Nowhere in GAA director-general Tom Ryan’s annual offering was there a criticism of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA). Nowhere in those 60 pages was there a mention or a scintilla of evidence that the GAA consider the inter-county players’ body ‘a problem child’.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2020

Reality bites: Why our GAA stars are stepping away

For Killian Clarke, it was a matter of changing values.For Donie Kingston, it was simply business.

Sat, 11 Jan, 2020

Just one in four GAA stars tested for doping

Less than one in four inter-county GAA players say they have ever been tested for doping during their careers.

Thu, 26 Dec, 2019

Carthy finds silver lining among the darkest clouds

Back in October, on Global Mental Health Awareness Day, Shane Carthy spoke at the Zeminar event in Dublin about his ‘crippling and at times terrifying’ battle with depression.

Mon, 23 Dec, 2019

John Fogarty: Gaelic Players Association and its vision deserve more respect

Readers of this column know what they can find here is a long-term and, we hope, healthy scepticism of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).

Tue, 17 Dec, 2019

Farrell to lead Dublin’s search for six

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

Fri, 13 Dec, 2019

Student inter-county players ‘overwhelmed’

Inter-county players, they’re either schoolteachers or studying to become school teachers. Or just studying full-stop.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2019

CPA chief hits out at ‘ridiculous’ Tier 2 call

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.

Tue, 22 Oct, 2019

Onus now rests on Croke Park to make Tier 2 a success

The GAA have yet to decide if counties who chose not to play in the new second tier football championship will be punished.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2019

Tier 2 Championship approved by GAA Special Congress

75.5% of delegates backed the Central Council motion

Sat, 19 Oct, 2019

Second-tier proposal may require backstop to succeed

The 2020 Munster senior football championship draw, which pits Cork against Kerry in a semi-final, could militate against the proposed second-tier championship at today’s Special Congress in Páírc Uí Chaoimh.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2019

GPA want GAA to delay Tier 2 Football Championship debate

Players chief Paul Flynn has called on the GAA to ‘shelve’ next month’s vote on a new Tier 2 football Championship structure until everyone has had their say on the proposed change.

Sat, 21 Sep, 2019

Holiday bonus from Central Council for final players

Iis anticipated that each will receive along the lines of €50,000

Sat, 14 Sep, 2019

Gaelic Players Association may go after gate receipts in new deal

Gaelic Players Association chief executive Paul Flynn has not ruled out seeking a portion of GAA gate receipts to fund the players body.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

Mayo have the players, but have they got the gameplan?

Familiarity breeds contempt. Really? Does extensive knowledge of someone lead to a loss of respect for them? Not this weekend.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2019

Going for gold: Olympic sport psychologist Kate Kirby on what it takes to have a winning mindset

Leading sport psychologist Kate Kirby talks to Kieran Shannon about what it takes to have a winning mentality.

Fri, 19 Jul, 2019

Time for change is now as Horan looks at major reforms

GAA president John Horan has asked the newly formed fixtures review group to bring three proposals to Congress 2020 in a bid to resolve the Association’s calendar crisis.

Mon, 27 May, 2019

How a GAA documentary has helped save lives

A documentary comparing the current cardiac scoring of the Down and Meath panels that faced off in the 1991 All-Ireland final has saved a number of lives.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2019

Far from the madding crowds of days gone by

What a dire weekend for GAA attendances. Kerry-Mayo in Austin Stack Park was obviously an exception but across the country there was evidence of supporters preferring to do something else with their Bank Holiday weekend.

Tue, 19 Mar, 2019

Central Council now has power to open grounds and stadiums to non-GAA events

Central Council will now have the power to open up provincial, county and national grounds to non-GAA sports following an overwhelming backing in Congress in Wexford today.

Sat, 23 Feb, 2019

Congress 2019: The key motions

John Fogarty on the biggest motions to go under the microscope at the GAA's annual congress.

Wed, 06 Feb, 2019

MORNING BULLETIN: Taoiseach rules out a ban on photographing gardaí; North Korea ‘to dismantle nuclear test site’

Your morning bulletin.

Wed, 19 Sep, 2018

Here's all you need to know about Kildare's dispute with the GAA

Unsure why Kildare are refusing to play in Croke Park? Read our quick guide...

Tue, 26 Jun, 2018

No Hawkeye yet for Páirc Uí Chaoimh

HawkEye is unlikely to be in operation at Páirc Uí Chaoimh for any stage of this year’s provincial or All-Ireland championships.

Thu, 07 Jun, 2018

Grant issue now a serious distraction

GPA members are still waiting on their 2017 State grants to be paid and they’re getting fed up, writes Séamus Hickey. 

Fri, 01 Jun, 2018

Paddy Kelly: Cork have one hand tied behind their back but are not strait-jacketed

The April fools were the GAA clubs which believed ‘club month’ would be a ring-fenced opportunity to inject momentum back into the grassroots. Our new columnist Paddy Kelly believes the first step towards correcting the Association’s biggest headache is to hand April back to the inter-county scene. Now read on...

Sat, 05 May, 2018

Gaelic Players Association hits out at decision to cancel Allianz Football League games

The Gaelic Players Association has added its voice to the growing anger over the cancellation of Allianz Football League games

Wed, 28 Mar, 2018

Culture of respect marked the Duffy era

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.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2018

Puzzles hub