Football Review Committee (FRC)

Amendment to two-point score rules to be proposed at special congress

Goalkeepers circumvented rule on two-pointers by getting on ball as it went over

Further intervention may be needed to get a grip on issue of hand-passing - Paul Earley

Key issue for coach has been the need for rebalancing in terms of creating contests for the ball, which is undermined by long bouts of possession football

Denis Walsh: GAA must take a leap on paying managers and deal with the consequences

Piety about amateurism belongs to a bygone era

Seán Moran: The FRC set out to save football but may also have rescued referees

Collaborative approach to new rules ensured widespread co-operation between stakeholders

GAA referees signal approval for Football Review Committee rule changes

‘I didn’t think it was going to work as well ... But when there is jeopardy and there is intensity, players still were disciplined.’

Four-point goals and handpass restrictions: My experience of playing with football’s latest experimental rules

Ciarán Kirk took part in an intriguing test of the FRC’s latest experimental rules with his club Round Towers

Colm Collins critical of Munster decision to separate Cork and Kerry in football championship

FRC member calls for another national committee to review competition structures

Seán Moran: Kerry find a way to do the usual when a ‘big year’ arrives

Ultimately, no team harnessed the FRC amendments to greater effect

It wouldn’t be an All-Ireland weekend without Jim Gavin

Former Dublin manager guided his county to six All-Irelands, but on this occasion he guided debate

Two-point shots are affecting All-Ireland matches, but not in the ways you might expect

Only three games in the championship had their result changed by two-pointers

The GAA’s sceptical relationship with time keeping is not a new phenomenon

Since its introduction, the FRC’s match clock has been one of the most troublesome amendments

Chopping and changing of football rules is ‘frustrating’, says Oisín O’Neill

The 50-metre penalty for a foul on a player who catches kickout mark was removed in council vote

Kickout mark rule changed after central council vote

Fifty-metre penalty for foul removed and amended rule to be in operation by weekend

FRC propose adjustment to 50m penalty for foul on player catching kick-out mark

Free would be taken from the spot where the foul occurs under proposal

Nicky English: The rules that hurling could, and should, steal from football immediately

Football has been transformed by new rules, some of which would transfer very effectively to hurling

Dean Rock: Rory Beggan is Monaghan’s ace card who stops forwards at one end and puts fear in defenders down the other

Dean Rock: Goalkeeper’s ability to kick two-pointers could send them far in the championship

Malachy Clerkin: It’s the glorious mystery of sport that keeps us coming back for more

Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we kid ourselves so often and so fecklessly?

Antrim vs Armagh tactical analysis: Difference between two teams will be apples and oranges

The gulf between Division One and Division Three/Four is starkly evident when you look at what players do off the ball

Seán Moran: Fundamental GAA truth – the box office needs contests

Uncompetitive fixtures as big a turn-off as defensive football

TV View: Liberation day for football championship as new rules kick in

Munster fans will have Saturday’s date tattooed in their memories forever following defeat of La Rochelle

‘There’s no control in games anymore’: Darragh Ó Sé, Dean Rock and Conor McManus chat about the 2025 All-Ireland

Donegal’s kickers, Kerry’s midfield, the unreasonable demands of a condensed season - our football columnists run the rule over the summer ahead

Jim Gavin defends managers’ reluctance to share data with Football Review Committee

'I do have some sympathy in terms of everybody getting comfortable with the integrity of the process'

Monaghan put their faith in Rory Beggan’s boot but Kerry know goals win games

Kevin McStay launches a feeble attack, new rules ready for the real test, and Croke Park fails to draw the masses

Seán Moran: GAA trying to bend century-old competitions into modern structures

It’s no mystery why football continues to travel to uncertain destinations

Maurice Deegan: When the pitches dry out, fast, kicking teams will open up defences for fun

New rules added to the drama of a crazy final weekend in the league

FRC’s rule adjustment results in less goalkeeper involvement in advanced areas

Tyrone’s Niall Morgan and Monaghan’s Rory Beggan continued to cause problems for opposition, but data shows most goalkeepers opted against joining play

Maurice Deegan: So far, so good and the new amendments will make football easier to referee

The adjusted 4v3 rule and allowance for inadvertent breaches also make club game more manageable

Seán Moran: Tale of two handpasses, as football embraces biggest change in decades

Football Review Committee proposals so far have not had an impact on hand-pass to kick-pass ratio ... but here’s hoping

Central Council use rule amendments to close goalkeeper loophole

All the Gaelic football rule changes were accepted and will be in use from this weekend

Red cards no surprise, curious pitch markings and everything we learned from the GAA weekend

Why Tipperary have a spring in their step; the curious case of the disappearing lines; how Down got their groove back

Tweaks by FRC to rules are minimalist, but likely to have a major impact

New 4v3 structure will address thorny issue of roaming goalkeepers creating overloads in attack

Ciarán Murphy: ‘Solo and f**kin’ go, will ye' - how the new football rules are landing in Junior B

The game is slightly better, slightly faster, slightly more vertical, and slightly more fun to play. And all those minor improvements add up to a major impact

Seán Moran: FRC steadies itself before submitting finalised rules for coming championship

Most of the changes are holding up well despite rising levels of criticism

FRC’s suggested adjustments to playing rules could be in play for next round of league

Jim Gavin says changes have been recommended and now go before Central Council for consideration

Alarm bells are ringing about GAA hooters - good thing there’s an easy solution

The contentious ending to last weekend’s Westmeath-Meath game exposed flaws in the system

Five Things We Learned from GAA Weekend: FRC have done a lot right but some rules need binning

Clare finally get motoring but is it too late?; Wexford a Model for promotion; Hurling must clamp down on head-high challenges

Restricting goalkeepers would help address excessive handpassing, says Paul Earley

FRC due to finalise rules for this year’s championship

Derry’s kick-out was demolished but pretending it was about who wanted it more won’t do them any good

Armagh’s kick-out variation against Mayo showed it doesn’t need to be such a lottery

GAA annual congress: Jarlath Burns confirms new streaming service GAA+

In-house service will replace GAAGo and will stream live games from the start of the championship

Tyrone’s Niall Morgan warns goalkeepers may quit if rule added to curb them pushing up

‘If they stop the goalkeeper from going forward altogether there’s going to be a number who’ll walk away’

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