Football Review Committee (FRC)

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’

Risk management is the rot in Gaelic football the FRC set out to treat

New rules that reward more exciting play are already having their impact on the game

Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Michael Murphy’s comeback grabs the headlines and Kerry have a Clifford conundrum

Donegal’s favourite son gets headstrong welcome back from Armagh captain

Malachy Clerkin: Most of the new football rules work well enough without allowing goalkeepers the run of the place

Gerrymandering the pitch so that the attacking team have an automatic overload is unfair and unnecessary

SeĂĄn Moran: Hurling may regard the FRC as an irrelevance but history suggests otherwise

Football has had most of the problems but its solutions have often been universal

Maurice Deegan: Referees benefit from rule changes as football gets faster

Speed of game means less contact and fewer stoppages, which reduces potential for incidents

SeĂĄn Moran: Impact of new rules already apparent despite inevitable teething problems

Salutary effect of stringent new ‘enhancements’ on dissent or abuse of referees can only make their jobs easier

Meath v Cavan to go ahead on Sunday despite scoreboard damage

Meath have sourced a mobile scoreboard from the county’s Centre of Excellence

Maurice Deegan: An encouraging start for the football rules but a long road ahead

Weather didn’t help but referees and players deserve credit for how well week one went

Ó Curraoin revels in ‘unbelievable’ new rules after the dead hand of blanket defence

‘We’re blessed with kickers in Galway and we always were’

Malachy Clerkin: Shane Walsh finds quirk in new rules to show FRC’s work is nowhere near done

It doesn’t feel like it makes sense that Armagh’s breach of the 3v3 should result in Walsh with a two-point free in front of the posts

Unshackled from tradition, the GAA has made change the new normal

New rules for Gaelic football show what may be possible when we break from the status quo

Marty Morrissey gets an A+ in new football rules, even if some pundits aren’t yet sold

The second half of Galway and Armagh saw outstanding displays from the officials tasked with spotting when each side didn’t keep three men in their own halves

Two-point scores crucial for Galway in win over Armagh, says Joyce

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney says clarification needed over new 3v3 rule

National Football League returns: As it happened

National Football League begins with eight fixtures across four divisions

Year Zero for football as FRC’s new rules are put to the test

Teams nationwide must adapt as quickly as possible to the new regulations and it’s going to be fascinating to see how it all shakes out

Maurice Deegan: First outing for rules will test impact on football but they’re already improving disciplinary culture

I refereed a couple of challenge matches and found the game faster, more demanding, but a lot better behaved

Gaelic football rule changes: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

After so much talk, now is time to see the Football Review Committee’s new rules in intercounty action

SeĂĄn Moran: Hazards ahead as GAA begins real road test of new rules

The most influential rule change is also the most difficult to arbitrate

Kerry’s Diarmuid O’Connor: ‘New rules mean All-Ireland will probably be a 10-team competition’

GAA and AFL should discuss financial compensation for players who switch to Aussie Rules, says Kerry midfielder

Derry City cleared for temporary use of GAA Centre of Excellence at Owenbeg

GAA Central Council make appointments to fill vacancies on Football Review Committee

We have the rules to help referees, so why don’t we use them?

In all sports, players and managers tread a fine line with match officials, wondering how much they will tolerate. It needs to stop

‘A gorgeous time for referees’: Gaelic football managers open to learning on the hoof as new rules kick in

Handing the ball back to opponents may prove to be a step too far for some

‘I make a mark in the grass with my foot as I go.’ How GAA groundstaff line pitches for new football rules

The FRC proposals mean the country’s 3,200 pitches will have their first new markings since the small arc came in 30 years ago - and they only have three months to get it all done

Seán Moran: Revenue’s laissez-faire attitude to county finances appears to be over

The GAA fastens seatbelts as the future of football looks the least of its problems

Cora Staunton sees some FRC proposals that could benefit the women’s game

Former Mayo player and currently coach with Ballina Stephenites favours the three/three structure with three players on either side having to stay in each half

FRC reforms aim to defy history by altering course of football permanently

Previous think tanks developed good ideas but none sold the vision as convincingly. Can these new rules resuscitate a stagnating game?

Cork GAA chief calls on FRC dissent and cynical play proposals to extended to hurling

Kevin O’Donovan praises GAA president Jarlath Burns and Jim Gavin for their work with the Football Review Committee

CiarĂĄn Murphy: The FRC could be a good template for the renewal of hurling

Hurling is doing fine in its nine or 10 traditional counties but could there be a way to grow the appeal of the national game beyond the heartlands?

Seán Moran: GAA Football Review Committee’s perfect storm creates template for future reforms

Combination of widespread concern and relentlessly focused solutions earns a trial next year, which is all they were looking for

Jim Gavin: ‘This is a great opportunity for our games, not to be continuously searching out the dark matter in life’

GAA special congress approved FRC’s new football rules, with clubs added to the experiment

GAA Congress approves Gaelic football’s new rules for 2025

Former president Liam O’Neill argued that ‘if we refuse to change, we can’t improve’

GAA set to give Football Review Committee proposals the green light for next year’s league

Special congress will first decide whether to approve universal application to all levels of football

FRC want to see successful new rules applied at both club and county level in 2025

Former Kerry player and selector Éamonn Fitzmaurice says 96 per cent of players are club players so it is important they get the chance to try out the enhanced rules as soon as possible

GAA Congress explainer: It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Saturday’s important meeting will see delegates gather to decide on a range of rule changes proposed by the Football Review Committee

SeĂĄn Moran: FRC proposals deserve to be trialled but referees also need enhanced support

The most important group in implementing any of the GAA's rule changes have to feel less neglected

Ciarán Murphy: Let’s not lose faith now in the need to reboot our game

A couple of good games last weekend in no way undermines the work of the Football Review Committee

Proposal to reinstate GAA preseason competitions rejected

Football Review Committee’s proposed rule enhancements for Gaelic football will go before Special Congress

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