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County chairs to be banned if counties break Covid-19 training date

County chairpersons have been told they will be held responsible should their county teams be found to have trained before September 14.

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Counties could face expulsion from All-Ireland as GAA harden collective training stance

Counties who train collectively before September 14 could be dumped out of the Championship as the GAA have hardened their stance on breaches.

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

“Club good, county bad.” That about sums up the argument put forward by Captain Cavemen these last few weeks, writes John Fogarty.

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John Horan welcomes GAA return but warns against complacency

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Provincial competitions hold a strong place in GAA, insists Kieran Leddy

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Croke Park may become all-seater stadium amid further social distancing

John Horan: Delayed season won’t go past February

GAA president John Horan has said the 2020 inter-county championships could be completed next year but won’t go beyond February.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2020

Bail for man who denies killing infant grandson

Baby Sean Wang, who was 10 months old, died at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, where he had been in intensive care for two days.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

'Kerry County Council would not have coped with coronavirus crisis without GAA aid'

GAA president John Horan has been told the Kerry County Council would not have been able to cope during the height of the coronavirus crisis without the assistance of the sports organisation.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

‘GAA must reopen pitches to protect wellbeing of young people’

John O’Mahony has called on the GAA to reopen its pitches as soon as possible for the mental wellbeing of its younger players.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Larry Ryan: Another tribute to Con Houlihan, who would have been the laureate of lockdown

Whichever way you look, isn’t sportswriting thriving without sport?

Sat, 16 May, 2020

GAA will consider easing access to club grounds

The GAA are believed to be giving serious consideration to ease access to club grounds before July 20 but not for playing purposes.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Difficulties in satisfying all in Leaving Cert outcome

In his letter to the editor, ‘Leaving Cert should not define anybody’ (Irish Examiner, May 9), Paul Horan dips his personalised oar into the unique waves of challenge facing the current Leaving Cert conundrum.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Mind yourself and your mental health, Dr Con Murphy urges players

Legendary Cork medic Dr Con Murphy admits he feels a bit lost, cocooning during the Covid-19 lockdown, and he hopes today’s GAA players look after their mental health during the sporting shutdown.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Kieran Kingston unsure if 'digital platforms' way of the future for teams

Cork hurling manager Kieran Kingston has offered a lukewarm response to the suggestion that 'digital platforms' could be used more in future team preparation, to cut down on travelling and expenses.

Wed, 13 May, 2020

McEntee more positive there will be football in 2020

Meath senior football manager Andy McEntee is more optimistic there will be a Championship this year after GAA president John Horan’s comments on Sunday.

Tue, 12 May, 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

'No return' to GAA at any level while social distancing is in place - Horan

GAA President John Horan has confirmed there'll be no return to games at any level while social distancing is in place, a bleak picture that he estimates could hit the association for €50m.

Sun, 10 May, 2020

Explainer: Lots of questions facing the GAA, but the answers are far less plentiful

Players being tested for coronavirus, club vs county, games behind closed doors, and the financial implications: there are plenty of issues for the GAA to work through. Here is John Fogarty's explainer of the situation as it stands.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2020

GAA and DTTS chiefs fume over claim players will get priority testing

Leading officials within the GAA and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTS) are irate at the solo-run which gave the impression the testing of inter-county players would be prioritised so as to facilitate a return to training.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020

John Fogarty: Out of the loop GAA know the true value of games

T IME, that arbitrary hoor of a measurement, has never felt so redundant. We can’t say exactly when but days for us lost their appeal a week or two back. We are Phil Connors. “They say we’re young and we don’t know…”

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020

GAA president dismisses 'irresponsible' report on inter-county return

“I'm kind of aghast at where this story has come from.”

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Break from action 'invaluable' for new Munster coaches — Murphy

Ireland’s lockdown could provide an upside for Munster’s new coaching team as the province prepares to return to action later this year.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Niall Horan donates €100k to Alone

Singer Niall Horan has donated €100,000 to Alone, the organisation that supports older people, enabling them to continue providing vital support and assistance during the coronavirus crisis.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2020

67 delegates to vote on two emergency motions at GAA Special Congress

The votes will be held tomorrow.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2020

Galway top table when it comes to ringing the changes

Over the course of the Allianz Football League so far, Galway have fielded the largest variety of players, writes Paul Keane.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

Victorious Kerry young guns stir bottle into the mix

Kerry put a foul first period to one side in Tralee Wednesday night and outscored the Munster and All-Ireland champions Cork 0-12 to 0-3 after the break. Impressive stuff.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

Leah O’Shea double powers Mount Mercy to Munster crown

Leah O’Shea’s virtuoso performance helped inspire Mount Mercy to win back the Munster Schoolgirls Senior Cup crown.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

One change to Kerry U20s for Munster final against Cork

Four players on the Kerry team started last year’s Munster U20 final defeat to Cork.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2020

GAA not giving up on killing off maor foirne role

The black card/sin bin in hurling is as dead as a dodo, but the GAA has not yet given up on getting rid of the maor foirne.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

U20 football set for summer return in 2021

The U20 All-Ireland Football Championship is expected to revert to a summer start in 2021, GAA president John Horan has admitted.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

Weather forces rethink on Hurling League format

The GAA are set to review the schedule if not the structure of the Allianz Hurling League after they were impacted by the weather for a third consecutive season.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2020

John Horan: 'The sin-bin in hurling is binned'

“There was meant to be a bit of support there, but it never materialised so it is very hard to rule a referral for something when nobody on the floor spoke in favour of it, so dare I say it - the sin-bin in hurling is binned."

Sun, 01 Mar, 2020

New second tier All-Ireland football championship to be called Tailteann Cup

"In ancient Ireland, our athletic and sporting prowess was celebrated every summer by the staging of the Tailteann Games, a festival that some scholars date as far back as 1600BC."

Sat, 29 Feb, 2020

How refreshed Rianna fell in love with the game all over again

Rianna Jarrett can vividly recall the turning point — an ultimatum issued by the fitness coach of the men’s Ireland’s senior team.

Sat, 29 Feb, 2020

Congress, coronavirus, and Mayo's need for a positive against Kerry: The weekend's GAA talking points

Our writers look ahead to the major talking points ahead of the weekend's action at GAA Congress and in the Allianz Leagues.

Fri, 28 Feb, 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

Mayo hope chapter is finally closed on a sorry saga

Loose lips sink ships and so it has come to pass that foolish tweets on Sunday evening have ended Tim O’Leary’s relationship with the Mayo GAA executive.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2020

Mayo GAA cut off all official ties with benefactor after 'Horan out' tweet

Mayo GAA have cut off all official ties with benefactor Tim O’Leary after he appeared to call for James Horan to be removed in a tweet.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2020

Monaghan break Horan’s Ulster hex

A combination of their first three Allianz League performances was what Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney wanted against Mayo yesterday in Clones. He got that and more.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2020

Who is listening to the players?

In large font on the front page of both ESRI reports commissioned for the GAA and GPA exists the phrase “evidence for policy”.

Sat, 22 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

Cork aim to bridge four-year gap, and Kerry humdingers: The weekend's League talking points

Our writers look ahead to the major talking points ahead of the weekend's Allianz League action.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2020

Mayo record against Dublin ‘a monkey on the back’

At this stage, it’s probably a rite of passage for one of Philly McMahon, James McCarthy, Ciarán Kilkenny, Kevin McManamon, or Paddy Andrews to haze new recruits with tales of the bad old days.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2020

John Fogarty: Mark is now threatening Gaelic football’s identity

Jim Gavin is gone but his words as much as his deeds in inter-county Gaelic football remain.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2020

O’Donoghue says Ruane focus is with Mayo

Mayo defender Eoin O’Donoghue is confident county colleague and close pal Matthew Ruane isn’t interested in a switch to Aussie Rules.

Wed, 18 Dec, 2019

Mayo legend Ciarán McDonald joins James Horan's backroom team

McDonald will work closely with coach James Burke to "support the development of the players in a football context".

Sun, 08 Dec, 2019

Provinces to be redrawn in GAA’s bold new era

A Special Congress in April or May of next year will determine if the provincial boundaries are redrawn so to provide four eight-team provincial football championships.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2019

John Fogarty: CPA’s withdrawal not a stunt but a strategy

The Club Players Association (CPA) weren’t sparing with their language last week, but then, they would have had reason. The description of the fixtures taskforce as “a Trojan horse” was the exact phrase used by Europe chairman Tony Bass at Congress last year when he dismissed their transparency motion, which was then defeated heavily.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2019

Mayo can’t afford to say no to offer of help

The turmoil and tension engulfing Mayo GAA is a sorry state of affairs, especially as it could have been nipped in the bud months ago.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2019

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