In an article in The Irish Times' Sports Supplement of Monday 19th September, 2005, a number of remarks were made in respect of the Disputes Resolution Authority of the GAA.

The Irish Times now accepts that there were a number of factual errors in this article. In particular, it is accepted that the procedures employed by the Disputes Resolution Authority have at all times accorded with its own rules, with law and with natural justice. It is accepted further that a claim regarding the eligibility of a player from Kilmacud Crokes was dealt with by the Disputes Resolution Authority within 3 weeks, and that full and detailed reasons were provided promptly by the Disputes Resolution Authority as to its decision.

Insofar as the article referred to alleged rumours about cronyism, about learned friends marking each other's cards and about favours being called in, the Irish Times fully accepts that any such rumours are entirely unsubstantiated. The Irish Times apologises for the offence and upset that this allegation has caused to those members of the legal profession and all others serving on the Authority who have given of their time conducting arbitration proceedings on behalf of the Disputes Resolution Authority.

An article in The Irish Times of Wednesday 21st September 2005 suggested that, at a hearing conducted by the Disputes Resolution Authority in May 2005, a representative on behalf of Leinster Council was prevented by the Tribunal from obtaining evidence relevant to the case before it from his car. The Irish Times now accepts that this is entirely untrue and that the incident so described did not occur.

Copies of all rulings of the Disputes Resolution Authority are available on its website at www.sportsdra.ie.