Doubts grow over 2027 target for merger of GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association

Officials privately accept the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association amalgamation timeline is slipping amid slow county-level progress

DELAY: Steering Committee Chairperson Mary McAleese speaking during a recent media update on the integration process involving the Camogie Association, the GAA and LGFA. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Officials involved in the national integration process are privately admitting the 2027 deadline for the amalgamation of the three Gaelic sports bodies will not be met.

There is no clear danger of the merger between the GAA, Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) and The Camogie Association (CA) falling apart.