It lies in the heart of Tyrone and will be at the hub of the county’s hopes and dreams for years to come.

SO thorough and so well thought out is, Árd Stiúrthóir, Páraic Duffy’s discussion paper on GAA amateur status and payment to managers, finally released this week, that it seems all that is left for today’s gathering in Croke Park to do is firstly to decide upon which of the three proposed intervention options is least likely to leave the Association open to charges of double standards and secondly to assign figures to any putative payments to inter-county managers.

‘OF ONE BELIEF’ founder Mark Conway has painted a doomsday scenario for the GAA if it decides to go down the road of paying managers.

A TOP Tyrone GAA official has lifted the lid on the secrets behind the incredible fundraising in the county which has bucked the economic downturn.

‘OF ONE BELIEF’ founder Mark Conway has warned the GAA will have learnt nothing from Ireland’s economic disaster if it backs the proposed €8 million plus five-year official recognition deal with the GPA.

GROWING up beside St Malachy’s Church in Ballymacilroy outside Ballygawley, Mickey Harte was used to the rituals it hosted.

GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell has rejected suggestions that the players’ body has been left with more bark than bite as a result of its official adoption into the GAA family at Saturday’s Congress.

History has been made at GAA Congress within the past hour, as the Gaelic Players Association has been given official recognition by the GAA.

GAA President Christy Cooney has told Tyrone there’s “absolutely” no chance of them avoiding playing on television.

GAELIC Players Association chief Dessie Farrell is confident his organisation will quickly win over its detractors.

The GAA have caved in to the demands of the Gaelic Players Association, according to anti-grants campaigner Mark Conway.

OF ONE BELIEF, the group which opposed the paying of grants to inter-county hurlers and footballers, has warned conceding to GPA demands for 5% of GAA income will fast-track the end of the Association.

THE future of the International Rules Series could come under scrutiny at the GAA’s Congress in April if a motion submitted by Tyrone is deemed fit for debate.

MICKEY HARTE admitted yesterday that Kerry’s failure to change their forward tactics in the first-half had worked to Tyrone’s advantage, enabling their re-arranged full-back line to cope better with the perceived threat from Kieran Donaghy and Tommy Walsh and inspire their third All-Ireland triumph.

UNUSUALLY for the GAA Congress which can often turn into a boring, long drawn-out affairs, the weekend gathering of delegates delivered the full gamut of emotions. They ranged from the frustration of opponents of the government grant scheme in losing the final battle, to the exultation of president-elect Christy Cooney on succeeding second time round with 60 votes to spare.

GAA President Nickey Brennan has welcomed the DRA's judgement, released last night, which supports the introduction of Government grants for inter-county players.

The GAA's Dispute's Resolution Authority (DRA) last night released a decision on the 'Of One Belief' versus the Central Council Anti-grants issue.

A war of words has developed between the Gaelic Players Association and the 'Of One Belief' group, after GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell branded the anti-grants body a bunch of hypocrites in a Sunday newspaper article.

The revised document on Government Grants to GAA players does not contravene the GAA's Amateur status according to new Árd Stiurthoir Pauric Duffy.

NOT for the first time, Michael Meehan was the difference between victory and defeat for Galway who made it two wins from two in the NFL at St Conleth’s Park yesterday.

OF One Belief, the group opposed to grants to inter-county players, have expressed concerns about the timeframe left to debate the matter ahead of April’s annual GAA Congress.

The GAA's Disputes Resolution Authority decided to adjourn the case taken by Mark Conway and an Omagh solicitors' firm on behalf of the 'Of One Belief' group after a meeting at a the Radisson Hotel at Dublin Airport last night.

Fermanagh footballer Colm Bradley caused a stir last night when he put forward a motion to the Fermanagh GAA Convention requesting that all units of the Association debate the current issue of grants to inter-county players.

Tyrone has become the latest county board to pass a motion against grants to GAA players.

Greencastle (Tyrone) 0-13 Duagh (Kerry) 0-12