Offaly pass motion asking GAA to start process of cutting commercial ties with Allianz

The current sponsorship deal with Allianz is set to continue until 2030, making it one of the longest-running sponsorships in Irish sport, having been in place since 1993.

People take part in a protest calling for the GAA to end its sponsorship arrangement with Allianz outside Croke Park. Pic:: Cillian Sherlock /PA Wire

Growing grassroots unease at the GAA’s relationship with Allianz Insurance was in evidence on Tuesday night as Offaly GAA passed a motion asking the association to “begin the process of ending all commercial involvement” with the German financial services company.

In August, a petition signed by close to 800 current and former Gaelic Games stars calling on the association to drop Allianz insurance as a sponsor was handed into Croke Park, which led to the GAA referring the issue to their newly-constituted Ethics and Integrity Commission last month.