Nov 18, 2009
The GAA Games Development Conference – “Optimising Playing Performance – Nurturing a culture of Skill and Will” – will take place on Friday November 20th and Saturday November 21st, in Croke Park.
Nov 18, 2009
As part of the final stages of the GAA's 125 Year Celebrations events organised to honour the founding fathers of the Association took place today at Deansgrange and Glasnevin Cemeteries in Dublin.
Nov 18, 2009
The GAA will today re-dedicate/unveil grave stones of two more of its founding fathers tomorrow as some of the final acts of the Association's 125 Year Celebrations.
Nov 16, 2009
Comhairle Ardoideachais have decided on the Ulster Bank Higher Education hosts for both football and hurling for the Championship weekends until 2012.
Nov 3, 2009
The Central Bank on Tuesday launched a limited edition €15 silver proof collector coin marking the 125th anniversary of the founding of the GAA.
Oct 29, 2009
From January 1st 2010 the wearing of helmets with faceguards will be compulsory for hurlers at all levels.
Oct 21, 2009
All of Irish sport has joined together in a campaign to highlight the importance of continued government funding of Irish sport.
Oct 20, 2009
The GAA on Tuesday unveiled details of their National Bursaries scheme for students attending Higher Education colleges as part of its ongoing commitment to Player Welfare.
Oct 14, 2009
An Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD has helped the GAA to officially launch its special 125 Publication ‘The GAA; A People's History' as part of the Association's ongoing anniversary celebrations.
Oct 12, 2009
The GAA and RTÉ have confirmed that the draws for the 2010 GAA Football and Hurling championship will be screened live on RTÉ Television after a schedule was agreed with the four provincial councils.
Oct 6, 2009
The GAA, on Tuesday, launched this year's annual National Games Development Conference, which will take place in November.
Oct 6, 2009
GAA President Críostóir Ó Cuana has thanked football and hurling followers for their support over the course of the 2009 season after combined total attendance figures for the two championships showed an increase from 1,519,000 to 1,523,000 against the previous 12 month period.
Oct 6, 2009
The Camanachd Association, the governing body of shinty, is delighted to announce a new agreement with Colmcille in support of this year's Senior Shinty/Hurling International 2009 which takes place on Saturday 31st October at Bught Park, Inverness.
Oct 2, 2009
Ulster and recently appointed Galway football manager Joe Kernan travelled to London this week to unveil the GAA's plans to host this year's M Donnelly Inter-Provincial Football Final in the British capital on Sunday November 8.
Sep 30, 2009
GAA President Críostóir Ó Cuana has offered his support to the 270 Irish handballers who will travel to the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon this week in pursuit of honours.
Sep 17, 2009
Up to 32 clubs are set to travel to Ratoath GAA club next Saturday, September 19 to take part in the second year of the All-Ireland Intermediate Football 7s.
Sep 16, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that the post match presentation following Sunday's GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final will take place in the Hogan Stand.
Sep 3, 2009
The GAA has unveiled plans to present the Liam MacCarthy Cup at an on-field post-match presentation.
Sep 2, 2009
A festival of hurling comes to Meath on All-Ireland weekend, as Ratoath GAA club host the inaugural Intermediate Hurling 11s.
Sep 1, 2009
Marty Duffy of Sligo has been appointed to referee the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final between Kerry and Cork.
Aug 21, 2009
The Central Referees Appointments Committee of the GAA has announced the referees for the All Ireland Hurling Finals.
Aug 20, 2009
Spectators at the GAA Football All Ireland semi-final this coming Sunday will get a unique opportunity to see Ireland's elite athletes battle it out alongside GAA stars in an Inter-Provincial Super Sprint Relay as part of the GAA's 125th Anniversary celebrations.
Aug 20, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that the GAA All Stars tour will return to Buenos Aires in December when the 2008 and 2009 hurlers travel to the Argentine capital for the second time in eight years.
Aug 13, 2009
Limerick club Ballylanders Shamrocks will honour their founding member Frank B Dineen, one of the key figures behind the GAA's acquisition of Croke Park, at a specially arranged festival of events in South East Limerick over the next two days.
Aug 10, 2009
The winners of the 2008 McNamee Awards have been confirmed by the GAA.
Aug 7, 2009
Tickets for this weekend's games in the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior and Minor Championships are still available for sale.
Aug 4, 2009
The GAA has announced that the postponed ESB GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Championship quarter-final between Down and Dublin will be played on Saturday August 15th.
Jul 31, 2009
Less than 1500 tickets remain for Monday's GAA Football All-Ireland quarter-final meeting of Dublin and Kerry at Croke Park.
Jul 31, 2009
GAA fans living in the UK can watch live Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship action in commercial premises from this weekend thanks to an agreement between the GAA and Setanta Sports.
Jul 29, 2009
The GAA and the AFL have announced that this year's planned International Rules Series has been deferred for 12 months at the request of the AFL.
Jul 28, 2009
Uachtarán CLG Criostóir Ó Cuana and Director General Páraic Duffy met with residents from the Croke Park area today to discuss their concerns in relation to the recent U2 concerts.
Jul 28, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that the Down v Dublin ESB Minor Championship Quarter Final game, scheduled to take place at Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday next has been postponed at the request of the Down County Board.
Jul 28, 2009
As part of their ongoing 125 celebrations the GAA Museum are hosting a special All-Ireland quiz in search of Ireland's biggest GAA ‘brainiac'. Memory man Jimmy Magee will act as quizmaster in a battle of keenness, passion and recollection for Gaelic Sport.
Jul 24, 2009
The GAA have announced the agreement of a formal process of dialogue with the Gaelic Players' Association.
Jul 23, 2009
Ulster GAA has today announced that Armagh Cúchulainns Cross Community Football Team will represent Ulster at the Continental Youth Games in San Francisco, USA from Thursday 30th July to Sunday 2nd August 2009.
Jul 21, 2009
GAA President Christy Cooney joined Michael Lyster of The Sunday Game, Paul Collins of Today FM and GAA stars including Dublin footballer Barry Cahill and ladies footballers Aimee Bennett (Meath) and Caroline Conway (Roscommon) to announce details of the annual Support your County Ball event in aid of Temple Street Children's University Hospital on Monday. July 20.
Jul 16, 2009
Over 120 former stars of senior inter-county hurling and football took to La Cala in Spain this month for the second annual GAA Legends All-Ireland Golf Charity Inter-County Championship.
Jul 15, 2009
The Central Competitions Control Committee has issued a statement regarding the playing of relegation fixtures for the 2009 Liam McCarthy Cup.
Jul 11, 2009
A hearing of the Central Hearings Committee has made decisions on a number of disciplinary matters.
Jul 11, 2009
The GAA has reiterated its appeal to patrons attending games in the coming weeks and months to refrain from entering the playing areas of its stadiums after matches.
Jul 9, 2009
Given the specific recent background of the development of discussions with the GPA, the GAA wishes to state its formal position on the question of recognition of the GPA.
Jul 4, 2009
The GAA has confirmed details of an online streaming service available to UK customers affected by the withdrawal of Setanta TV services.
Jul 3, 2009
The CHC have imposed a four-week suspension on Louth's Darren Clarke.
Jul 3, 2009
The GAA has said it is "disappointed" by the action planned by the GPA around the fixtures on the 12th of July.
Jul 2, 2009
The GAA has launched a new range of ticket packages to cover the closing stages of the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championships.
Jun 23, 2009
This year's GAA One-Wall Nationals is set to be one of the most talked-about events on the 2009 Irish Handball calendar.
Jun 19, 2009
At a meeting of the Central Appeals Committee held in Croke Park last night, an appeal from Tommy Freeman (Monaghan) was heard.
Jun 18, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that the draws for Round 1 of the Football Qualifiers and Phase 1 and 2 of the Hurling Qualifiers will take place on Sunday next, 21 June 2009.
Jun 18, 2009
The GAA has confirmed promotion and relegation arrangements for senior inter-county hurling championship competitions for the 2009 season.
Jun 17, 2009
Galway Hurling legend and Sunday Game panelist, Cyril Farrell, takes centre stage at Croke Park on a Legends Tour of the stadium.
Jun 16, 2009
Former GAA President, Dr Michael Loftus, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (RCPI), in recognition of his outstanding service to sport and medicine in Ireland.
Jun 12, 2009
Fearghal Ó Dochartaigh, Doire who was reported by the Referee for a ‘Category I Infraction,' as well as, ‘Behaving in any way which is dangerous to an opponent,' and, ‘Kicking with minimal force,' in the above game, requested a Hearing as he chose not to accept the penalty proposed by the Central Competitions Control Committee.
Jun 11, 2009
The latest results from Tuesday's disciplinary hearings.
May 27, 2009
Clara GAA Club County Offaly will be the host club for this year's GAA Rounders Féile which takes place next weekend (May 30/31, June 1).
May 23, 2009
The GAA is delighted to note that four of the five companies shortlisted for national awards at last week's All-Ireland Marketing Awards submitted GAA sponsorships as their competition entries.
May 23, 2009
The GAA is delighted to note that four of the five companies shortlisted for national awards at last week's All-Ireland Marketing Awards submitted GAA sponsorships as their competition entries.
May 23, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that extra time used in games that finish level after 70 minutes in this year's championships will be restricted to two periods of 10 minutes.
May 23, 2009
Over the last decade awareness of sport for people with disabilities in Ireland has increased due to several factors including, the hosting of the Special Olympics World Games, the successes of Irish athletes at Paralympic Games and the development of structures by the Irish Sports Council, Sport NI, Disability NGB's, Disability Sport agencies and a number of mainstream NGB's.
May 22, 2009
Féile Peile na nÓg 2009, which will be sponsored by Coca-Cola, returns to Kildare for the first time in 21 years on the first weekend of July and will be the largest underage sporting competition of its kind in Europe this year.
May 15, 2009
The President of the GAA Criostóir Ó Cuana has announced that Dr Danny Mulvihill will be the Chairman of the GAA's Medical, Scientific and Welfare committee for the next three years.
May 14, 2009
Tyrone's 2008 All-Ireland winning captain Brian Dooher today brought the Sam Maguire trophy back to Croke Park in the company of four rival team captains ahead of another summer of eagerly anticipated championship action.
May 11, 2009
As many as 400,000 GAA members across Ireland and overseas attended club events over the weekend to celebrate Lá na gClub as part of the GAA's 125 Celebrations.
May 8, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that the practice of referees showing the black book to players for ‘Noting/Ticking' infractions will be discontinued with immediate effect.
May 7, 2009
Kilkenny Castle today hosted the launch of the 2009 GAA Hurling Championship as an acknowledgement of the city's 400th birthday celebrations.
May 6, 2009
The GAA's 125 Celebrations will take on a special club focus this weekend when clubs the length and breadth of the country and those overseas celebrate Lá na gClub.
May 2, 2009
Ulster GAA today published a confident proposal for promoting Gaelic Games across Belfast, as Ireland's Second City.
Apr 30, 2009
In what is building up to be the best year ever for gaelic games in Europe, almost 30 clubs will contest football, hurling, camogie and ladies football leagues, and championships, in seven diverse locations across the continent in the coming weeks.
Apr 29, 2009
The GAA has expressed its concern at comments attributed to Minister Martin Cullen T.D., on the 28th of April, in respect of the Expenses Scheme for GAA inter-county players and has re-iterated that responsibility for funding of the schemes is solely a matter for the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism.
Apr 29, 2009
The small Tipperary village of Grangemockler takes centre stage in the GAA's 125th anniversary celebrations on the weekend of May 16/17.
Apr 25, 2009
The GAA has requested that patrons planning to attend Sunday's Allianz League football finals at Croke Park should acquire their tickets before match day and supporters are reminded that tickets can be purchased and printed at home on www.gaa.ie
Apr 24, 2009
Schools across Ireland today joined in the Association's 125 celebrations by re-focussing their efforts to promote Go-Games as the model of maximum participation for children playing Gaelic Games.
Apr 24, 2009
This Thursday April 23rd at 8pm in Sligo Park Hotel we will have the launch of a new vision for Sligo GAA its "Club Sligo" programme. Its County, National and Global no matter where you reside and you want to be, a Sligo Gael. Please click on www.sligogaa.ie/clubsligo for further information.
Apr 22, 2009
New GAA President joined by sporting legends to launch the 2009 Vhi GAA Cúl Camps 83,000 children to be in with a chance to play in Croke Park in September
Apr 21, 2009
The GAA has reduced admission prices for Sunday's Allianz league football finals at Croke Park as a thank you gesture to supporters who have attended group games so far this year.
Apr 16, 2009
For the second consecutive year the RTÉ will stream the GAA's Annual Congress live on the internet.
Apr 14, 2009
Gaelic Telecom began as a simple idea – saving GAA supporters money on their phone bills while raising money for grassroots GAA. Five years on, Gaelic Telecom has gone beyond everyone's expectations generating nearly €4 Million for Clubs and Schools across the 32 Counties.
Apr 10, 2009
Tommy McGuigan, Tyrone, who had a charge laid against him for ‘striking with the knee' in the above game, requested a Hearing as he chose not to accept the penalty proposed to him by the Central Competitions Control Committee.
Apr 10, 2009
The GAA, in conjunction with Ladies Gaelic Football and the Camogie Association, today launched its Inclusion and Integration Strategy 2009-2015 at Croke Park in the company of Mr. Conor Lenihan TD who underlined the government's support for the project.
Apr 9, 2009
GAA President Nickey Brennan has extended his sympathies to the McCallion family on the tragic passing of Garda Robert McCallion on Tuesday as a result of injuries sustained in a recent road traffic incident.
Mar 29, 2009
The Central Hearings Committee has announced the results of its meeting on Friday night.
Mar 25, 2009
Uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Nickey Brennan last night paid tribute to the late Billy Rackard (79) and offered his sympathies to the extended Rackard Family and their wider circle of friends after their loss.
Mar 20, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that Denis Coughlan, John Fenton and Jimmy Barry Murphy will form a three-man committee that will make a recommendation to the Cork County Board for the position of Cork senior hurling manager.
Mar 18, 2009
GAA President Nickey Brennan yesterday honoured 16 members of the association after the shortlist for the 2009 President's Awards was confirmed.
Mar 14, 2009
The latest results from the meeting of the Central Hearings Committee on Thursday night.
Mar 12, 2009
The GAA advises all supporters planning to attend next Tuesday's AIB GAA All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Finals to beat the queues on match day and purchase tickets in advance.
Mar 7, 2009
Kerry County Board requested a Hearing as they chose not to accept the penalty proposed by the Central Competitions Control Committee for ‘disruptive conduct by their players and officials' immediately after the above game.
Mar 6, 2009
GAA 125 celebrations continue as they lead St. Patrick's Festival Parade on 17th March St. Patrick's Festival Thursday 12th – Tuesday 17th March 2009
Mar 3, 2009
Today, Monday 2nd March St. Patrick's Festival announced Brian Dooher Tyrone Football Captain, Henry Shefflin, Kilkenny Hurling Captain, Angela Walsh, Cork Football Captain and Cathriona Foley, Cork Camogie Captain as the joint Grand Marshal's for the national Parade taking place in Dublin on Tuesday 17th March.
Mar 2, 2009
The GAA are delighted to announce GAA 125 Schools Day on the 24th of April 2009. This day is to celebrate the founding of the GAA 125 years ago in primary schools right across the country. The GAA is encouraging all primary schools to get involved. The 24th of April is an opportunity for fun inside and out of the classroom.
Feb 28, 2009
Ryan McMenamin, Tyrone who had a charge laid against him for ‘behaving in a manner dangerous to an opponent' in the above game requested a Hearing as he chose not to accept the penalty proposed to him by the Central Competitions Control Committee.
Feb 27, 2009
GAA President Nickey Brennan yesterday joined Uachtarán na hÉireann Mary McAleese at Croke Park to officially launch the association's Social Initiative project.
Feb 20, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that top level hurling will be played in the Middle East for the first time next month when the final of the 2009 M Donnelly Inter-provincial Hurling Championship will be played in Abu Dhabi thanks to a novel arrangement with hurling championship sponsors Etihad and the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.
Feb 20, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that lengthy discussions took place yesterday (Thursday) with all relevant parties in the ongoing Cork hurling impasse.
Feb 15, 2009
Cebtral Council has decided to allow Croke Park to be used for a possible Heineken Cup semi-final,
Feb 13, 2009
Tyrone's Chris Curran has been appointed as the new National Handball Manager for the GAA.
Feb 11, 2009
The President of the GAA, Mr Nickey Brennan has expressed his sympathies and those of the Association to the family of the late Séamus Grant who has passed away.
Feb 5, 2009
The GAA has confirmed that, over recent days, Croke Park has been in contact with the various parties involved in the Cork hurling impasse in an effort to establish if the Association nationally could be of assistance in moving the matter forward.
Jan 31, 2009
Tickets are almost sold out for 125 GAA celebrations on Saturday 31st January at Croke Park. The very last stand tickets are available on www.gaa.ie.
Jan 30, 2009
The 2009 Annual Mint set was unveiled today by the Central Bank to commemorate the 125th founding of the GAA.
Jan 29, 2009
The GAA announces today the full programme of events for the launch of the 125 celebrations for Saturday night the 31st of January.
Jan 29, 2009
The GAA have today confirmed that yellow cards incurred in games played under the experimental new rules in the January Provincial Competitions and the Allianz National leagues will not remain on a player's disciplinary record outside of the immediate competition in which he was participating.
Jan 28, 2009
Bord na nÓg Cill Dara will proudly host the All-Ireland Féile Peil na nÓg this year. This wonderful festival of Gaelic Football for Boys' and Girls' under-14 teams will take place in GAA venues throughout Kildare over the weekend of the 3rd, 4th, 5th July, 2009.
Jan 27, 2009
Following this morning's meeting of the CCCC, the GAA has confirmed the times, dates and venues for the All Ireland quarter finals in the GAA Football Championship.
Jan 27, 2009
On behalf of the GAA we wish to convey our deepest sympathy to our Uachatarán Nickey Brennan and his family on the loss of his Mother Mrs Peggy Brennan.
Jan 23, 2009
The GAA have confirmed that the Anti-Doping Hearing's Committee have delivered their decision in relation to an adverse analytical finding on a sample provided by Kerry player Aidan O Mahony in the aftermath of the 2008 All Ireland football final and that the Kerry player will not incur any suspension arising from the matter.
Jan 23, 2009
The Dubai Celts GAA Club, sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, will play host for the third year running to the world's largest International Sevens Gaelic Football + Hurling Sevens Tournament at the new Emirates 7s Sports Complex on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th January.
Jan 23, 2009
GAA President, Nickey Brennan, today outlined further information in relation to the upcoming Allianz National Football League game between Dublin and Tyrone which takes place in Croke Park on Saturday 31st January. This game will see the launch for the GAA's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Jan 21, 2009
The GAA Museum kicks of what looks set to be a fascinating calendar of events celebrating the 125th anniversary of the GAA on Thursday, January 29th with a special event entitled ‘Tuning In'.
Jan 20, 2009
Coca-Cola Bottlers Ireland have confirmed to the GAA that they are not continuing as sponsor for the International Rules Series in Ireland or the Irish International Rules team in 2009.
Jan 17, 2009
The celebrations marking 125 years of the GAA commence in Croke Park on Saturday the 31st January with the start of the Allianz GAA Football National League.
Dec 23, 2008
The GAA has confirmed that tickets for the GAA 125 Anniversary spectacle including the Allianz GAA Football National League Division 1 game, Dublin V. Tyrone on January 31st (game start time 7.30 pm) are now on sale.
Dec 18, 2008
The GAA have confirmed that following a lengthy Hearing of the Anti-Doping Hearings Committee held on the 17th of December), the relevant matter has been adjourned for submissions until January 2009.
Dec 17, 2008
The GAA are delighted to announce today (Wednesday the 17th of December) a relationship with Google to implement a series of technology projects across the Association.
Dec 16, 2008
The GAA has announced the Christy Ring Champion 15 and the Nicky Rackard Champion 15 from the championship of 2008 who will be presented with their awards on Friday next, December 19th in Croke Park.
Dec 14, 2008
At a meeting of the GAA's Central Council today [13th December] the following matters were discussed.
Dec 12, 2008
The draws for the first round of the Christy Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard Cup and Lory Meagher Cup were made at a recent meeting of the Central Competitions Control Committee.
Dec 4, 2008
Mr Alan Milton has been appointed GAA Communications Manager. Alan is currently the GAA Editor of the Irish Sun and has previously worked as a GAA journalist with the Irish Sun and Star/Independent News Group.
Dec 2, 2008
The GAA is delighted to announce the launch of a calendar of events which will take place during 2009 to celebrate the establishment of the Association in Thurles, Co. Tipperary on 1st of November 1884.
Dec 2, 2008
The GAA has launched a reduced price Season Ticket for the 2009 season.
Dec 2, 2008
If all you want for Christmas is a new Hurley, make your way along to the GAA Museum on Sunday 7th December
Dec 2, 2008
Watch out for the next super cool edition of Cúl4kidz which will be free with the Irish Times on Tuesday, December 2nd.
Nov 26, 2008
The GAA are delighted today (25th November 2008) to launch the “GAA Strategic Vision and Action Plan 2009 - 2015.” The plan is a roadmap for the future to help the Association build and develop participation in Gaelic games and culture.
Nov 25, 2008
The GAA has announced that it has received it's maximum number of bookings for the 2008 GAA Games Development Conference sponsored by Lucozade Sport, taking place in Croke Park this weekend. Over 750 delegates from all 32 Counties and 8 different Countries have already registered, making it the largest Conference of its kind in Europe.
Nov 22, 2008
The GAA have confirmed that following a preliminary hearing by the Chair of the Anti-Doping Hearings Committee, the provisional suspension imposed on one of its players in relation to an alleged anti-doping offence has been lifted, pending a full hearing of the Committee.