The Irish Times

All Blacks bring big hits to supporters’ pockets with €125 stand tickets

Category A tickets for Ireland’s World Cup sold out qualifier against Portugal cost €65

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 17:00

Consensus is that change to football championship will come in 2023

Way needs to be found to avoid marginalisation of provincial championships

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 17:05

Biggest change in history of GAA championship hangs in the balance

Special congress concerns Option B and importing national league into championship

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 21:08

GAA’s top two officials give their support to Option B ahead of special congress

President Larry McCarthy and director general Tom Ryan give backing in personal capacities

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 14:31

Seán Moran: Pinch points could put the squeeze on Option B getting green light

Most radical shift in 135 years of intercounty competition on the agenda this weekend

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 06:00

Cork to vote in favour of Option B at Saturday’s special congress

60 per cent weighted majority necessary for proposal to succeed this weekend

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 23:49

John Horan doubles down on preference for Option B

Four eight-county ‘provinces’ Option A choice may be withdrawn from clár

Mon Oct 18 2021 - 21:46

GPA’s Ronan Sheehan ‘disappointed and insulted’ by Ulster CEO’s comments

‘I take real umbrage to him referring to work of that task force in context as Oliver Cromwell’

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 00:00

GPA appeal directly to counties to get behind Option B proposals at Special Congress

Letter sent to county chairs and secretaries so that all delegates know view of players

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 15:29

Seán Moran: Players’ voices alone may not be enough to get Option B over the line

League-based proposals might struggle to achieve 60% target required at congress

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 06:00

Michael Dempsey: Elite intercounty Gaelic games are not the heartbeat of GAA

Four areas must be prioritised to redress imbalance within the game

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 06:00

Wexford’s Matthew O’Hanlon believes joint-captains’ trophy rule ‘nonsensical’

County to seek clarification from Central Council over new rule brought in at congress

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 17:06

GAA congress signals greater involvement of women in organisation

Biggest challenge is ‘getting us back on the field’, says new president Larry McCarthy

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 07:00

GAA Congress: major motions passed despite technical glitches

Most contenious was motion on sanctions for cynical play, which went to ballot

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 06:00

Remote congress a hard slog as split season and sin bin make it through

Main debate on experimental disciplinary rules was more thorough than expected

Sat Feb 27 2021 - 20:19

Seán Moran: Other presidents would have crumpled under pressures Horan faced

Departing Dubliner had to handle pandemic as well as angst over his county’s dominance

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 06:00

GAA defer several key motions to special congress in the autumn

Motions include the radical proposals for reforming the football championship

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 04:00

Hurling black card to be discussed at first ever remote GAA congress

Reform of the football championship deferred to special congress in the autumn

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 13:58

GAA return to play suspended indefinitely on Government guidance

April return at the earliest as elite Gaelic games not allowed under new Level 5 restrictions

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 20:18

Tracey Kennedy: GAA must encourage more women to take leadership roles

Former Cork GAA chairperson was pivotal in staging Liam Miller game at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 06:00

The Dubs and money Q&A: Pat Teehan v John Connellan

The Leinster Council Chairman and former Westmeath footballer debate GAA funding

Sat Jan 30 2021 - 07:00

Remote GAA annual congress likely to be a limited affair

Retaining the football provincial championships remains a priority for many

Thu Jan 28 2021 - 06:00

The 12 days of 2020: How the pandemic handed the GAA a new template

The split season looks here to stay after a solution appears to an age-old conundrum

Wed Dec 23 2020 - 06:00

Kevin McStay: How stiff will Mayo test be for omnipotent Dublin?

We are not witnessing a generational Dublin team - this is an evolving winning machine

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 06:29

GAA to honour 14 victims of Bloody Sunday on centenary

Ceremony to take place on Saturday in a largely empty Croke Park due to Covid-19

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 16:32

Radical reforms of intercounty championships top task force’s proposals

Finalised recommendations to go before Central Council in December

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 06:00

GAA reject charge that Sligo’s withdrawal undermines championship

Head of games administration: possibility of such a situation arising was well-flagged

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 01:00

Sligo withdraw from Connacht semi-final with Galway over coronavirus cases

Players ‘hugely disappointed’ at not having the option of a re-fixture

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 18:20

Club Players’ Association challenge ‘unfair’ decision to cancel games

Players are likely to continue training which increases risk, costs, and demands

Wed Oct 07 2020 - 08:48

Seán Moran: 1956, when polio ravaged Cork and hopes of a treble evaporated

Coronavirus is not the first public health crisis to delay the All-Ireland finals

Wed Oct 07 2020 - 06:00

Seán Moran: GAA’s best laid plans started to come apart once the party started

It is now accepted that there have been clusters associated with some victorious clubs

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 06:00

GAA president says decision to suspend club activity down to lack of compliance

John Horan was asked to request greater compliance of public health messages

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 19:08

Committee hears significant numbers of supporters needed back at matches

GAA, IRFU and FAI prepare joint roadmap for safe return of spectators to stadiums

Fri Sept 18 2020 - 17:46

Irish sporting bodies warn Oireachtas of catastrophic financial effect of Covid-19

IRFU, FAI and GAA outline grave picture and say it is critical supporters are allowed back

Fri Sept 18 2020 - 13:59