Laois chairman PJ Kelly sceptical about deadline for Gaelic games merger

In December 2023, Kelly argued that the integration steering chairwoman, former President of Ireland Mary McAleese, gave “false hope” for the completion of the process.

INTEGRATION: Chairperson of the Steering Group on Integration, Mary McAleese. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

The integration of the three Gaelic games bodies has a better chance of becoming a reality if it is done organically, says Laois chairman PJ Kelly.

The Timahoe man has reiterated his reservations about the 2027 deadline for the merger of the GAA, Ladies Gaelic Football and Camogie Associations.