THE Cork County Board last night voted overwhelmingly to back the proposed GPA recognition protocol which will be decided upon at February’s Central Council meeting next Saturday.

DOWN’S All-Ireland final banquet in the City West Hotel had the potential to be the toughest gig of Paddy Kielty’s lucrative career.

DOWN midfielder Ambrose Rogers is set to undergo a scan on his knee in the coming days to ascertain whether or not he will be available for their All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Kildare on August 29.

JUST over 20% of intercounty GAA teams went on an overseas holiday after the 2009 championship season and only one county has definite plans to send a team on warm weather training camp in 2010, according to a survey of the 32 GAA county boards in today’s Irish Examiner.

DOWN GAA chiefs have claimed that their referees “have been seemingly ignored” by Croke Park bosses.

The Down County Board are to meet tomorrow night to debate the future of the county's senior and U21 football manager Paddy O'Rourke.

OFFALY GAA officials have reacted angrily to anonymous allegations about football manager Gerry Fahy’s re-appointment, which the County Board’s management committee have described as “totally inaccurate.”