Tuesday meeting set to give GAA management committees power to alter competitions

A general view of the streets of Drumcondra around Croke Park. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The GAA’s county chairpersons and secretaries will teleconference on Tuesday to seek a derogation of rule regarding the structure of club championships.

The meeting will be the first step towards counties being permitted to temporarily transfer to their management committees the authority to alter competitions. The GAA rulebook states that only county boards can decide the composition of the club championships, but the proposed change would allow each county to be more flexible in responding to the challenges presented by the coronavirus outbreak.