You disagree that the fencing isnāt a success?
Please flesh out as to why it is a failure
A wonderful tradition has died for no good reason. That is all.
public safety is as good a reason as any. Whether you agree with the fencing or not you cannot deny that it has worked quite well and has been a success
I hope appropriate action is taken against Dublin County Board for the post match invasion of the pitch yesterday by Alan Broganās son.
Kristy Kooney is a kunt.
Inter-county managers are welcoming todayās Congress decision to tweak the GAAās controversial training ban.
Delegates in Killenard, Co. Laois voted 84 per cent to 16 per cent in favour of a motion to introduce a rolling training ban based on a teamās exit from the previous seasonās championship. It means that senior inter-county teams who are knocked out of the championship in June can return to collective training on November 15, while a team that exits the championship in July can resume training on December 1.
Teams who go out of the championship in August can recommence training from December 8, while those who reach the All-Ireland finals in September can only return to training from December 29 - just three days before the existing arrangement.
There will be no senior inter-county training or games from December 21 to 28, while the months of November and December will be closed months from training and games for all other inter-county teams.
Inter-county U21 football teams can commence training on January 1, while their hurling counterparts can train from May 1 onwards. Inter-county minor hurling and football teams are permitted to start training on March 1.
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There is not a hope in hell that the under 21 sides will only start collective training on May the 1st, regardless of the motion. Most county under 21 sides this year have been training and playing challenge matches since February
Liam OāNeill 
Good idea if it can be enforced.
Square ball rule gone and gumshields to be mandatory at senior level from 2014.
I think that I donāt agree with this.
[quote=āsid waddell, post: 493540ā]Square ball rule gone and gumshields to be mandatory at senior level from 2014.
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Getting rid of the square ball rule is a complete joke. They trial this a few years back and it was a disaster.
Gum shields canāt be made mandatory. Thatās just retarded.
Insurance reasons I would imagineā¦
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Woul many lads play without a gum shield now? Nuts if you do I think. Protects teeth and a good one will prevent a lot of other injuries as well. Are you insured for dentist if you donāt wear it?
Broke 4 teeth when I was 21 playing without one. Never again even trained without it. Takes getting used to alright
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Woul many lads play without a gum shield now? Nuts if you do I think. Protects teeth and a good one will prevent a lot of other injuries as well. Are you insured for dentist if you donāt wear it?
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Iād imagine the number of players playing with them is about 10%. I donāt know of anyone on our club team that wears one.
Square ball rule to be gone in a month at all level. Open season on windy fucking keepers :guns:
Fkn hell thats nuts. Iād say Gaelic football would be in the top 5 sports I could think of that youād need them
Just read there that the square ball will still be in effect for set plays. I dont have nearly as much an issue with it if thatās the case
Unbelievable leadership by Liam OāNeill :lol:
GAA President announces 32 new committees
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 04:07 PM
GAA President Liam OāNeill has announced his new committees to oversee areas such as games adminstration, discipline, hurling and football development, referees, finance, youth and playing rules.
The Laois native revealed the bulk of his committees at a press event this afternoon in Croke Park, with a total of 32 committees established.
Outlining the ground-breaking nature of the committees, OāNeill said: "We have 32 committees, with 19 who have chairpersons who have never been chairpersons before.
"By the time all committees are established we will have 40 females on our committees - a bigger number than ever before.
"I said I would bring in new people, younger people, fresher people and I always knew that when you do that you automatically bring in females.
"I think every single person on these committees has a contribution to make. Itās something approaching 250 people and just one person who was approached had a difficulty as they were unable to come.
"Nobody who was asked was unwilling to serve and I think that shows absolutely huge committment and gives us great confidence that people are willing to volunteer and willing to get involved at central level and make some sort of impact for the organisation.
āAll of those people will be worked very, very hard. People donāt really understand what happens. Every single person and every single committee has a definite purpose.ā
One of those set to chair a committee for the first time is former Monaghan referee Pat McEnaney who will be the chairperson of the new National Referees Committee.
āThe role of this committee will be for the development of refereeing,ā explained OāNeill. "We didnāt pick Pat McEnaney by accident, he is somebody who has a huge record in refereeing and an attitude to refereeing that is really positive.
"He is probably one of the most positive people you would meet. Dickie (Murphy) always had a similar attitude to refereeing and the fact that he is on the referees appointments committee gives huge experience as well.
āWeāll be looking at ways of recruiting new referees and training them and equipping them and maybe categorising the rules for them so it is easier to referee.ā
Aidan Shiels, Kevin Walsh, Michael Monaghan, Tiernach Mahon, Willie Barrett, Gerry Kinneavy, Mick McGrath and Pat Doherty are the other members of the National Referees Committee.
Other key appointees include Munsterās Simon Moroney as chairman of the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) and Garrett OāReilly as chairman of the Central Hearings Committee (CHC).
Liam Keane is now the chairman of the Central Appeals Committee (CAC) and former Ulster Council chairman Tom Daly is chair of International Operations.
Tommy Lanigan will be chairman of the Hurling Development work group, while Offalyās 1982 All-Ireland SFC winning manager, Eugene McGee, is set to be appointed chairman of a Football Review committee which will be established in the coming months.
Tremendous leadership