THE GAA has welcomed today’s news of the important and significant £50m (STG)/ €59m contribution of the UK Government to the redevelopment of Belfast’s Casement Park. It comes after an announcement in its Spending Review. The sporting body, which has 250,000 members in Ulster has said it’s a crucial milestone that will be a key […]
By Michael McMullan WHILE the Tailteann Cup has been a successful bridge for previous winners Meath and Down, this season’s results are pointing towards the need for a deeper dig into the championship structures. GAA President Jarlath Burns, speaking after making the Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland radio show, said a third-tier […]
THE GAA is initiating a major survey of members as part of one of its biggest ever reviews of its amateur status. Uachtarán CLG Jarlath Burns established the Amateur Status Review Committee (ASRC) in March 2024 under the chair of former Derry player Professor David Hassan, and this group have been reviewing data and previous […]
THERE is Ulster theme to the third series of Scéalta na gCorn that comes to your screens on Thursday night. Hosted by Monaghan native and GAA broadcaster Gráinne McElwain, the series looks into the cups that have formed part of the GAA’s rish history down the years. The series, produced by Imagine Media and with […]
Benny Hurl is the GAA’s chairperson of the Demographics Committee. With numbers dwindling in some clubs, the Association is sleepwalking into a crisis. How long can they stay alive? He spoke with Michael McMullan IN terms of the long-term health of the GAA, Benny Hurl doesn’t sugarcoat anything. His hammer hits the nail with the first […]
1 Securing Sam AT the start of the season, an Ulster title felt like the ceiling of Armagh’s ambitions. Maybe inside the Orchard changing room they were envisioning a bigger prize, but for their faithful followers, the Anglo Celt was the main target. While Kieran McGeeney’s men came desperately close in Ulster once again this […]
By Niall Gartland WOULD Tyrone have emerged as a latter-day Gaelic footballing superpower without the backing of a meticulously run fund-raising body? We’ll let our readers consider that one, but it can hardly be coincidence that Tyrone surged to a batch of minor, u-20 and senior All-Ireland titles in the years preceding and following the […]
GAA President Jarlath Burns believes that the likelihood of Casement Park being part of Euro 2028 has all but slipped away.
Donegal’s Tanya Roberts Browne was appointed to lead up the GAA for All Workgroup earlier this year by new President Jarlath Burns. She tells Michael McMullan of her background in GAA, opening the door to everyone in Downings and plans for her new role IF you need something done, ask someone who is busy. That’s what they […]
By Shaun Casey “DERRY, Down and Donegal, the three All-Ireland winners from Ulster in the ‘90s, but to do it that way just makes it all the sweeter,” Armagh captain Jarlath Burns told RTÉ’s Marty Morrissey after guiding the Orchard County to their first Ulster title in 17 years. They certainly did it the hard […]
