Image rights recognised in new GAA-GPA funding agreement

Players body to receive 15% of annual GAA+ license fees and dividends.

GPA Pre-Budget Submission Publication, Dublin 18/9/2025

Thirteen months after negotiations commenced, the GAA and Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have announced a new four-year funding deal.

The recognition protocol, which runs from 2026 to ’29, will see the GAA provide the official inter-county players body with 15% of its gross commercial revenue at central level as opposed to net revenue as was the case previously. In 2024, the GPA received €3,170,328 in core funding from the association.