The Camogie Association will seek to increase the amount of games played alongside high-profile hurling matches as it seeks to build on their joint sponsorship deal with the GAA and Liberty Insurance.

Every year, in the run up to Christmas, Croke Park releases its Master Fixtures for the 12 months to come and more often than not it is digested and spat out by the masses within the blink of an eye.

Ladies Gaelic Football Association President Pat Quill has warned the game’s top stars to think before they tweet.

AFTER the disappointing outcome of a certain World Cup qualifier between Ireland and France earlier this year, the suggestion that the referee “should have gone to Specsavers” became a common complaint.

The hunt is on for a new Mayo Ladies senior football manager after the westerners were last night given the go-ahead to take part in the TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Championship.

GAA president Christy Cooney has defended the fee levied on the Ladies Football Association for the use of Croke Park last Sunday and rejected any suggestion that the figure extended into six figures.

THE Ladies Football Association will fork out the guts of €100,000 to meet the rental bill for Croke Park yesterday for the TG4 All-Ireland championship finals in junior, intermediate and senior.

NICKEY BRENNAN last night honoured 16 members of the Association at a gala GAA President’s Awards function at Croke Park.

DELEGATES attending this weekend’s Ladies Football Congress in Newry will vote on a novel proposal to impose a smoking ban on team officials and managements ‘inside pitch boundaries.’ If accepted, it will be incorporated into the rules of the Association (Cumann Peil na mBan).

Camogie president Liz Howard has called for an increased focus by the GAA including everyone in Gaelic Games at the Camogie Association’s Annual Congress in Athlone.

A STRATEGIC PLAN to cater for the phenomenal growth in Ladies’ Football has been launched by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association.

Mark Gallagher