GAA to make firm pledge for integration at Congress

It is anticipated that GAA president Larry McCarthy will speak at Congress about intensifying plans to unite the Gaelic games organisations  

21 February 2022; Gaelic Players Association chief executive Tom Parsons, centre, alongside, from left, Wexford hurler Matthew O'Hanlon, Galway camogie player Niamh Kilkenny, Tyrone footballer Conor Meyler and GPA Equality, Diversity and inclusion manager Gemma Belgey during a GPA Media Briefing ahead of GAA Congress at the Radisson Dublin Airport in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The GAA is expected to make a firm pledge towards integrating with the Ladies Gaelic Football (LGFA) and Camogie Associations (CA) at Congress tomorrow.

As the Gaelic Players Association’s motion calling for the GAA to prioritise amalgamation talks with the two bodies is set to receive a resounding endorsement, it is anticipated before that vote GAA president Larry McCarthy will speak about intensifying plans to unite the organisations in his address in Bekan, Co Mayo.