Jim Gavin’s new rules sail through at GAA Special Congress
Sweeping victory for FRC proposals Presidential candidate Jim Gavin received a major boost when all 62 of his Football Review Committee (FRC) proposals were officially written into GAA rule at today’s Special Congress in Croke Park. The session was brisk and efficient. In less than 45 minutes, delegates endorsed every motion related to the football […]
5 months ago
Player voices fall on deaf ears as Congress reject GAA championship restructure
On a day when opportunity was there to be grabbed, those who know better chose to do nothing. Special Congress has today voted against change, and decided to go with the status quo, meaning that the championship will follow the same structure that it did in 2017. Despite the fact that Proposal B received over […]
4 years ago
Special Congress rejects football championship revamp as championship will remain the same for 2022
Proposal A and proposal B have both been rejected! Special Congress has officially rejected both proposals and the status quo will remain the same for the 2022 championship. Today’s result means a return to the pre-2018 qualifier system for next year’s championship, with the Tailteann Cup added in, meaning two rounds of qualifiers instead of […]
4 years ago
Antrim manager Enda McGinley backs league-based championship restructure
The Tyrone native recently managed Antrim into division three. There are currently three offers on the table, Plan A, which shuffles counties around the provinces for reasons that are yet to be made clear by literally anyone, Plan B, which is a league-based championship, and the third is the option to remain the same. Plan […]
4 years ago