GAA concedes 2027 deadline for integration with LGFA and Camogie is unrealistic

Management committee favours phased merger of GAA, LGFA and Camogie as disagreement grows over the feasibility of the 2027 deadline

Steering Committee Chairperson Mary McAleese speaking during a 2024 update on the integration process. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

The GAA’s Management Committee has conceded the 2027 deadline for the integration of the three main Gaelic sports bodies is unrealistic.

At their meeting on December 19, there was consensus among the organisation’s body that the timeline for the full and complete merging of the GAA, Ladies Gaelic Football Association and The Camogie Association was impractical.