A LEADING GAA official has called on the incoming Government to work with them in a bid to reduce the country’s dole queues.

DELEGATES at the Saturday session of annual GAA Congress in Newcastle, Co Down, were more amenable to agreeing recommended changes in hurling than football.

GAA chiefs have opted for a Sunday evening throw-in for their Allianz NHL Division 1 decider on May 2 to avoid a clash with Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final earlier that day.

GAA chiefs have opted for a Sunday evening throw-in for their Allianz NHL Division 1 decider on May 2 to avoid a clash with Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final earlier that day.

Three club players in Galway accused of assaulting a referee will have to serve bans of almost a year after GAA bosses in Croke Park threw out a 12-week suspension imposed locally.

THREE club players in Galway accused of assaulting a referee will have to serve bans of almost a year after GAA bosses in Croke Park threw out a 12-week suspension imposed locally.

THE difficulties being faced by the GAA in the recession has been illustrated with Galway Football Board reporting a 50% drop in money raised through fundraising and a further 25% reduction in the amount received from sponsorship and commercial activity.

THE county with the largest GAA membership in the country is to finally appoint a full-time secretary to run its affairs – and Galway chairman Gerry Larkin is confident the position will be filled in the coming months.

THE mouth-watering Ulster SFC meeting of title hopefuls Derry and Armagh will kick start the 2010 championships on May 16.

THE Galway hurling crisis claimed its first victim last night when Miko Ryan – the longest serving GAA officer in the county – resigned as chairman of the Hurling Board.

Delegates at today's GAA Special Congress at Croke Park have overwhelmingly passed a motion to change the format of the 2008 All-Ireland hurling championship by the required two-thirds majority.

Delegates at the GAA Congress in Kilkenny have today voted against a motion from Athenry GAA club to stop the participation of Colleges and Universities in the club championships.