Tom Ryan

Consensus is that change to football championship will come in 2023

Way needs to be found to avoid marginalisation of provincial championships

Biggest change in history of GAA championship hangs in the balance

Special congress concerns Option B and importing national league into championship

‘Proposal B is the vehicle for change,’ says Wexford chairman

League-based championship option gaining traction ahead of special congress vote

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

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

Two incidents of drinking water contamination went unreported, EPA finds

Breaches uncovered at Wexford and Kildare plants by Environmental Protection Agency audit

Dressingroom restrictions looking more and more ridiculous but there’s not long to go

All across the island last weekend players were forced to change wherever they could

EPA report says 54% of septic tank systems failed inspection in 2020

Septic tanks not built and operated properly can contaminate household wells or cause pollution due to run-off into waterways

Minor and under-20 intercounty squads can return to training from next Monday

Matches can commence on June 7th with a number of games still outstanding from 2020

GAA warn against jumping the gun as intercounty return date set for April 19th

Fixture calendar and competition structures to be announced next week

Seán Moran: 2034 report now has the feel of a prophecy revealed by a pandemic

Larry McCarthy may be surprised if he re-reads document he helped shape

Club Players’ Association disband after split season objective achieved

With a lobbying style that mixed abrasive and measured styles the group got its message across

GAA congress signals greater involvement of women in organisation

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

Art&Antiques: Affordable art in spring sales

First sales of the year can be a good time to find value in auction houses

Lohan supports call for additional pre-season training for county teams

Banner boss says Clare struggled last year to attain the required fitness levels

Complaints of environmental breaches by factories soared last year

EPA reports dramatic rise in reports as people stuck at home due to pandemic

GAA director general mixes downbeat with defiant belief GAA can turn a corner

Ryan praises sponsors for their support as GAA’s consolidated losses amount to €34m

Seán Moran: Sticks sometimes required when carrots don’t work

Breaching training bans may have been few but punishment should be seen as suitable deterrent

GAA director general Tom Ryan: 2020 was ‘a very grim year’

Ryan’s third annual report reflects on issues and successes of a pandemic blighted year

EPA raises concern about health threat from private water supplies

Agency says 88 small private supplies failed to meet E coli bacteria standards

GAA postpones decision on return date for intercounty squad training

Covid advisory group will reconvene in mid-February to consider the matter

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

The Leinster Council Chairman and former Westmeath footballer debate GAA funding

GAA may look at tougher penalties for counties breaching Covid ban

Cork, Down and two other counties are currently being investigated

Kelly calls for teams breaching training ban to be debarred from league

Former GAA president says punishment should be decisive if a clear breach is discovered

Enda McGinley outlines challenges of training delay for new managers

New Antrim boss believes he will need at least six weeks to prepare side for league campaign

Jennifer O’Connell: 2020 was a tale of two Irelands

2020 in review: Four out of five Irish people saw incomes grow or stay the same in the pandemic

GAA’s Central Council aims to agree on league and championship structure

Financial considerations include bringing back gate receipts and sponsorship income

Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle or who died later of their wounds

Lieut-Colonel Hugh Montgomery was the highest ranked British agent to die, while Tipperary captain Michael Hogan was also captain of an IRA company

Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle

32 people were killed on Bloody Sunday, or died later of wounds received that day

Bloody Sunday 1920: Michael Hogan’s family’s second tragedy

The family of Bloody Sunday’s best known victim experienced another tragedy 21 years later

Bloody Sunday 1920: The 32 killed at home, at Croke Park, in Dublin Castle or who died later of wounds received

Lieut-Colonel Hugh Montgomery was the highest ranked British agent to die, while Tipperary captain Michael Hogan was also captain of an IRA company

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

Ringsend plant lacks capacity to treat wastewater to EU standard – EPA

Report on treatment highlights 113 areas urgently needing improvement to prevent pollution

Raw sewage flowing into rivers and sea in 35 places across Ireland

Environmental Protection Agency critical of Irish Water’s delivery of treatment plants

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

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

Tom Ryan questions Tipp’s attitude to Munster SHC after Limerick loss

'Tipp didn’t want to know about it, their heads and their bodies weren’t there'

Liam Sheedy right where he wants to be as Tipp begin quest to retain crown

Tipperary boss doesn’t envy the job of GAA chiefs trying to cope with pandemic pressures

Tipping point: GAA facing a second earthquake, the cost of a split season

Finding a way to fund sport will be much trickier than getting it up and running was

Committee hears significant numbers of supporters needed back at matches

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

Seán Moran: GAA must feel a bit like the grand old Duke of York

The opening up of grounds to spectators has been a frustrating process for all involved

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