The GAA has emphatically rejected suggestions made by Ger Loughnane that Cork influenced the selection of the referee for the All-Ireland final hurling replay last year against Clare.

GAA chiefs have confirmed major changes to the format of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers next year.

The GAA-GPA All Star awards ceremony on Friday, November 8 will, for the first time, be held at Croke Park.

The most basic numerical system in the GAA is the team lineout: one to 15.

The GAA is being asked to provide funds to international clubs planning on visiting Ireland for The Gathering.

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.

DROMID PEARSES manager Michael Anthony O’Connell last night claimed his wife was forced to push their children underneath a seat in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise to protect them during the violent scenes that marred Sunday’s All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final defeat by Derrytresk.

THE GAA stood over its involvement in a campaign asking the new Government not to introduce legislation which would stop alcoholic drinks companies from sponsoring sport.

GAA chiefs remain in the dark about Director General Paraic Duffy’s plans for his much anticipated paper on illegal payments to club and county managers.

GAA chiefs last night insisted that the feedback from the grassroots to the proposed official recognition of the GPA has been “pretty positive”.

THE president of the GAA claimed yesterday that the practice of AFL players signing young Gaelic footballers is “not a major issue”.

CROKE PARK officials will not be launching their own investigation into the €40,000 that has gone missing from the audited accounts of the Laois County Board.

THE GAA’s director general has stoked up the controversy on under-the-counter payments to managers by claiming a “well known mercenary” manager in Ulster received £30,000 to take charge of a county side.

GPA Chief Executive Dessie Farrell is optimistic that the government grants scheme for GAA inter-county players can be maintained, although the players are prepared for a cut in funds to secure its future.

Hot on the heels of the criticism by GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell of anti-grants body 'Of One Belief' come the comments of GAA PRO Danny Lynch, who has also hit out at the "grassroots" group.

Croke Park was waiting today for a call from the Cork County Board seeking a deferral of Cork’s opener in the NFL against Meath on Saturday.

SUNDAY’S historic Six Nations game between Ireland and France in Croke Park has sparked widespread alterations in next weekend’s GAA programme.

GAA bosses have dismissed any suggestions that the Cork and Kerry All-Ireland SFC semi-final would be played outside of Croke Park.

CROKE PARK chiefs have attempted to appease Cork supporters by fixing Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal for 4pm.

NEW GAA president, Nickey Brennan has pledged to “make his feelings known” to rugby authorities over the weekend fixture clash when he meets IRFU chiefs for the first time.

GAA officials have played down the Cork hurlers’ withdrawal from the All-Star trip to Singapore, saying withdrawals have always been a feature of the scheme.

THE Reds may have won the game but in one Cork fan’s mind, Man of the Match on Sunday was a true blue Dub.

CROKE PARK have begun an internal probe into the embarrassing disappearance of over 1,000 tickets for the All-Ireland hurling final.

Spokesperson Fergal McGill has issued an apology on behalf of the GAA after yesterday's All-Ireland hurling finals saw hundreds of empty seats at Croke Park.

THE GAA expects a crowd of 35,000-plus at this weekend's All-Ireland SFC qualifiers, but the Association points out that low ticket take-up in the various counties may be skewing crowd predictions.

THE public relations company which put together the controversial Corona “boot deal” with two Cork hurlers has launched a stout defence of their tactics.

DONEGAL have received a timely boost ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland qualifier against Wicklow in Aughrim.

GALWAY star Eugene Cloonan could miss Athenry’s All-Ireland club hurling final against James Stephens.

THE GAA moved yesterday to protect the copyright of both the Association and it’s players by announcing a clampdown on the illegal usage of images from games for profit.

THERE was a buzz in Croke Park yesterday as the GPA and C&C announced details of their 10-year agreement.