Justice Minister Francis Fitzgerald has warned that we must we must never forget the “hidden body count” of gangland crime.

Last year, the GAA’s Minor Review Work Group made the startling revelation a quarter of young players either trained or played seven days a week.

GPA chiefs insist their radical football championship blueprint should not be ignored by Croke Park bosses.

Rejection in any form is a wretch. The GPA are no strangers to it having been outside the GAA tent for so long. But denial is a relatively new experience now that they are inside it.

The GPA have broadly welcomed the 11 proposals set out by GAA director general Páraic Duffy aimed at addressing player burnout, overtraining and the fixtures calendar.

Gaelic Players Association official Conor Cusack has advised Meath goalkeeper Paddy O’Rourke to consult the gardaí over a threat made on Twitter to ‘knife’ him.

When pushed on it afterwards, Aogán Ó Fearghail insisted he was referring to himself more than anybody else, writes John Fogarty.

A motion relating to concussion has been referred to the GAA’s Scientific and Welfare concussion, after a strong debate at GAA Congress in Cavan this morning.

Burnout. Calendar issues. Fixtures. Money challenges. Michael Moynihan reflects.

The Gaelic Players Association communications chief, Sean Potts, has hit back at Colm O’Rourke’s criticism of the player body, revealing that the GPA consulted the Kerry and Mayo squads when their All-Ireland semi-final replay was controversially moved to Limerick.

GPA head of communications Sean Potts revealed yesterday that the player organisation will release a "very hard-hitting" report on player burn-out in the coming weeks, reports Michael Moynihan

If you don’t know about WhatsApp already, then maybe you should. It mightn’t have been the driving force behind Kerry and Kilkenny’s All-Ireland triumphs this year but it was part of their glue.

As we loitered in the catacombs under the Hogan Stand last Sunday evening, a colleague from an outlet in the North brought up the All-Ireland football final this Sunday coming.

GAA players have always had to contend with criticism and even abuse, but Sean Potts, the Gaelic Players’ Association’s head of communications, explains the need to keep things in perspective in the age of social media

GAA fans have been asked to think twice before making hard hitting personal criticisms of players as the football and hurling championships gravitate towards Croke Park and the levels of expectation increase.

The GPA have described the online criticism of Cork’s footballers on Sunday as "beneath contempt".

Cyberbullying of top GAA players has emerged as a serious issue that may require Garda intervention in certain extreme cases.

The GPA are increasing their efforts to assist members deal with the pressure and demands of being a modern inter-county player.

The reasons behind last year’s seven missed drugs tests in inter-county Gaelic games should be considered nothing more than logistical, says GPA head of communications Sean Potts.

RTÉ can expect repercussions from the GAA after what president Liam O’Neill deemed the “shocking imbalance” of their reportage of the Sky Sports media rights agreement.

The emigration of club GAA players continues to be a major issue for the association around the country but the same cannot be said for the inter-county game, according to the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).

Renowned tin whistle player and founding member of the Chieftains, Sean Potts has died aged 83.

Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice does not believe that biting will become a prevalent aspect in football as he prepares to travel to Croke Park in a week’s time to face All-Ireland Champions Dublin in the Allianz NFL opener.

The GPA’s head of communications, Sean Potts, has called on inter-county managers to take the lead in eliminating biting from the game.

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) are encouraged by the news that the number of county players using their confidential counselling service has trebled this year.

Leading GAA stars have urged men not to bottle up their problems because of the profound effect it can have on mental health.

When the GAA and the GPA bring the streamlined Super 11s hurling to the campus of Notre Dame on Saturday, they’ll be hoping the skills and the speed do all the talking.

GPA chiefs have revealed a third of the players who came through their counselling programme are suffering with gambling problems.

The county boards of Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford are to be asked to seek an emergency meeting of the Munster Council with a view to reversing the decision to re-introduce seeding in the province’s senior football championship.

Inter-county footballers have given tentative support to a Champions League-style format change to the All-Ireland championship.

The GPA could yet act on the behalf of the Carlow and Laois football panels as they have confirmed neither they nor the players were consulted about Friday week’s All-Ireland round one qualifier.

GPA chiefs are still in the dark as to what impact the budget may have on the player grant scheme.

The GAA hope to see their overseas playing membership outnumber the figure within Ireland by 20 years’ time.

The Gaelic Players’ Association (GPA) are set to request all county boards sign up to the players’ charter before the end of next January.

None of the four alternative Championship models put forward to the GPA membership propose to retain the provincial competitions.

GPA chiefs have backed proposals to play championship games on a Friday night but admit “there are a number of issues to be resolved”.

The Wexford County Board and the Gaelic Players Association have reacted quickly to condemn an incident of racism in a club match.

Wexford GAA chiefs insist the racial abuse of county star Lee Chin in a senior football championship game was an isolated incident.

Gaelic Players’ Association (GPA) chiefs admit that Joe Sheridan’s decision to emigrate is a “stark reminder of how bad things are in the Irish economy”.

The GPA last night insisted it is absolutely paramount that players’ injuries are dealt with properly, both on and off the treatment table.

THE GPA have reiterated their support for the introduction of payment to inter-county managers and insisted that they believe the findings of a survey at the end of 2009, thatrevealed almost 70% of its playing members are in support of such a scheme, are still relevant.

THE late co-founder of the Willie Clancy Summer School, Muiris Ó Rócháin was yesterday described as “a man of great vision, great courage, but a very humble man”.