Cork GAA chairman Bob Ryan reiterated his opposition to proposals to change the way 20m frees are taken in hurling and questioned the timing of such a move.

Limerick will swiftly begin their search for a new senior hurling manager after Corkman John Allen decided to step down from the position following a two-year stint in charge.

After two routes for a bypass of Adare were rejected after years of talks, Limerick County Council is now embarking on a third attempt to get the road project underway.

RTÉ don’t anticipate any difficulties in their working relationship with Mayo GAA and James Horan this year.

Kilkenny last night refused to comment on the appointment of Westmeath’s James McGrath for Sunday week’s All-Ireland SHC final against Galway.

Brian Cody and the Kilkenny County Board have apologised to Anthony Daly and the Dublin County Board for the unprovoked attack by a patron on the Clare native at Nowlan Park on Sunday.

Waterford County Board delegates last night gave an emphatic thumbs down to the payment of county team managers.

A DECISION on the date and time of the Limerick footballers’ second round qualifier against Offaly won’t be made until next Monday due to their dual player commitments.

THE strained relationship between Waterford County Board and the Munster Council continues to worsen, after Déise delegates slammed the tickets they received for last Sunday’s provincial hurling final.

WATERFORD hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald will be living on his nerves this weekend, hoping that none of his players will pick up injuries in advance of the July 11 Munster final showdown with Cork at Semple Stadium.

DESPITE the fact that he missed training on Thursday night, only his second session back with the panel, James O’Brien reiterated last night he has returned to the Limerick fold.

Cork Co Board decided at last night’s reconvened meeting to back the interim arrangement agreed between the GAA and the GPA.

CORK COUNTY BOARD decided at last night’s reconvened meeting to back the interim arrangement agreed between the GAA and the GPA. On a show of hands 92 delegates voted in favour while 12 were against.

Video evidence of the off-the-ball incident which led to the Mayo footballer Ronan McGarrity fracturing his cheekbone during a recent club match has proven to be inconclusive.

DUBLIN and Meath are sticking to their guns ahead of today’s meeting to re-fix their Allianz Football League games against Cork.

CARLOW GAA chiefs have turned their back on a potential cash windfall by deciding against the sale of their county grounds, Dr Cullen Park.

THE GAA in Dublin must encourage the participation of non-nationals if it is to realise its potential, warns County Secretary John Costello in his annual report.

A REVOLUTIONARY proposal that would permit players from the leading hurling areas to play at inter-county level with “weak” counties will be put before next month’s annual GAA Congress in Killarney.

Former boss Michael Neary has been charged with readying the Wicklow senior hurlers for their Walsh Cup campaign after the shock departure of manager Willie Carley.

A MEATH County Board management committee meeting will tonight decide the fate of Royals’ boss Eamonn Barry.

UCD’s participation in next year’s Dublin hurling championship seems all but assured, despite the threat of a player boycott by seven club captains earlier this week.

ONE of the multitude of calls Sean Boylan received yesterday to acknowledge his exceptional contribution to Meath football for more than two decades was from former County Secretary Liam Creavin.

KERRY County Board are up in arms over what was described last night as 'a cheap publicity stunt,' after the release of a press statement purporting to link the All-Ireland champions with the Belfast-based sports company Gaelic Gear.

CORK’S run to All-Ireland hurling success pushed inter-county spending this year over €1m, county board accounts show.

DUBLIN GAA chairman John Bailey has hit out at Laois County Board suggestion on Monday night that Mick O'Dwyer was being 'poached' by the Dubs.

LIMERICK football manager Liam Kearns and his selectors are to consider their position at the end of the year as the dual player row continues to divide the county.

TIPPERARY senior football manager Andy Shortall will get his first taste of competitive action with the Blue and Gold on Sunday when they line out against Clare in the McGrath Cup semi-final in Clonmel (2pm).

THERE was a palpable sense of relief in Waterford yesterday at the one month suspension handed down to Allstar Ken McGrath.

WESTMEATH GAA officials have blasted RTÉ for its blanket coverage of the Roy Keane controversy before the World Cup soccer finals.

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.

CLARIFICATION of the penalty for infringing the 'blood rule' is unlikely to be given before the next meeting of the Central Council in September but counties are being warned that any blatant disregard for the rule in the meantime will not be tolerated.

The Games Administration Committee will meet tomorrow night to consider an appeal from Wexford against the fixing of their All-Ireland senior hurling qualifier game with Clare for next Sunday evening.