The five Fs standing in way of GAA integration

Those at the coalface of GAA and LGFA administration feel a full merger of the three organisations is a long way off for a variety of sticking points.

STICKING POINTS: A video by Dr Mary McAleese, independent chair of the steering group on integration for the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association, is played during day one of the GAA Annual Congress 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Since Taoiseach Leo Varadkar indicated two months into the pandemic in 2020 that All-Ireland senior championships behind closed doors were a possibility, GAA followers have learned to take The Late, Late Show more seriously. It also helps that a former All-Ireland-winning minor footballer now hosts the show.

Speaking to Patrick Kielty on his debut night, former President of Ireland Mary McAleese was asked about bringing together the GAA and its sister organisations, the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) and Camogie Association (CA).