Jarlath Burns

The GAA president and secondary school principal on defending the association, growing up in south Armagh and his relationship with his father

Taoiseach says it’s up to GAA and Northern Ireland Executive to confirm overall funding approach

GAA president believes the big loser will be the game of soccer in Northern Ireland

Whatever you think about the Football Review Committee, the game has got itself into a state and it finally feels like someone is taking the problem seriously

Claim by GAA president Jarlath Burns of Ministerial electioneering gets to the heart of a broader truth for the Coalition

Problems remain but the player and spectator experiences have been transformed this century

Aisling Groarke trains six days a week with Dublin club and recalls times when ‘basic things’ in facilities for women players were missing

The chair of the Football Review Committee explains that new rules could be trailled next year and implemented for the 2026 season

The new president had an unexpectedly demanding afternoon at Central Council but he stamped his authority on it

Mary McAleese and Mary Kennedy speak to GAA president Jarlath Burns about Pride, partition and hurling in new weekly podcast

New GAA president has been impressed with the former Dublin manager’s ‘higher-level thinking skills’

GAA's Annual Congress in Newry’s Canal Court Hotel to herald start of Jarlath Burns’ presidency

FAI began the day with an apology but things only went downhill from there; opportunity knocks for Frawley in the Six Nations

An accomplished administrator and communicator, he knows that only so much can be done in three years

Professor says fitness levels unlikely to rank highly as a major concern as pandemic progresses

New York candidate beats Jarlath Burns in vote and will take office in 12 months’ time

Burns slightly favoured but election likely to go beyond first count

Divisions in the association should be resolvable by regulation. Why is this so hard?

Former Armagh captain and New York academic seeking to succeed current incumbent

Motion 48 seeks to include legal guardians and allow for ‘other relevant connection’

After RTÉ axed him, it's no suprise Eir offered him a slot, but did he have to take it?

Analyst talks of his hurt at how his 20-year stint ended at RTÉ and doesn’t rule out working with Sky

Less prescriptive it has sought to be in politics, the more reflective of Ireland it has become

Simon Coveney and Karen Bradley hold talks with five parties at Stormont

Coalition of sports people, academics, arts and music figures call for commitment to be honoured

For its own sake the GAA needs to maintain its instincts for neutrality on divisive issues

Burns’s sincere comments on association support for Irish unity are currently unrealistic

‘Guardians of the GAA’ charts the history of the force’s involvement in Gaelic Games

Late former senator ‘a giant who strode the stage of life in so many and varied roles’

Ball must now cross 20-metre line under new directive

Ulster counties also admitted with championship reduced to Munster and Leinster

Armagh boss has enjoyed a remarkably driven career as both player and coach

When other sports change rules there is never any of this carry-on

Expect players and administrators to make progress on salient issues in Gaelic games

Committee on playing rules looking into different ways of speeding up game of football

GAA president spoke on issue even though he'd been questioned in different context

The GAA is portraying a specific sense of ‘Irishness’ by wrapping the flag around itself

Significant detail ought to be included in Croke Park’s 1916 commemorative event

It took nearly 10 years to address player burnout and now it’s the club players’ turn to wait