Football championship reform proposal edging towards green light
Central Council likely to back plan that will then be presented to congress
Incoming Munster chairman Ryan favours revised football competition structure
Tipperary man keen to further strengthen the position of the provincial councils
New task force bids to expedite proposals for new football championship
Ten-man body will need to square the circle that caused problems for rejected Option B at special congress
Irish theatre in 2019: A dramatic year that left the future uncertain
Theatre in Ireland this year was bookended by two crises, a state of play mirrored by the work
Roddy Doyle’s Family stands up as a classic 25 years later
We hear about TV’s current Golden Age but Family was as great as anything today
GAA president welcomes women’s inclusion on management committee
John Horan says observer status for women’s football and camogie further evidence of integration
Seán McGinley: ‘I just wonder why more actors don’t marry each other’
‘The Children’ brings Marie Mullen and her husband on stage together for first time in 27 years
GAA to adhere to current concussion protocals
Association will not adopt rugby’s controversial pitch-side assessment methods
Tipperary’s Barry Heffernan ruled out by repeated concussion
Young wing back misses chance to make championship debut against Cork
GAA to introduce blood testing from January 1st, 2016
Tests being rolled out as part of Sport Ireland’s 2016 Anti-Doping programme
Munster Council bans live video analysis at grounds
Health and safety, in regards to cables, and cost cited as reasons for controls
Rory O’Carroll says it’s one more hit and he’s out of the game
Head injury is a concern in all sports and Gaelic games is no different
GAA to discuss implementation of blood testing
Association will meet with Irish Sports Council to discuss the introduction of tests
Imelda May, Glen Hansard and Colm Meaney in town for MusicTown
Festival celebrates the capital’s music scene including choruses from Handel’s ‘Messiah’
Additional protection of younger players the most significant changes introduced by Cavan GAA congress
One-on-one penalty in hurling endorsed as well as introduction of an advantage rule similar to football’s
GAA Congress in full motion despite marked lack of debate early on
One on one penalties and advantage rule in hurling are passed in Cavan
Review: The Waste Ground Party
As an inner-city community seethes, there is still cause for celebration in Shaun Dunne’s new play, which combines social realism and mystery
Pat McEnaney accepts black-card enforcement needs to improve
National Referees Committee chair says, “we need to get better” after early championship controversies
Team managers in Ó Fiaich tournament decided to trial black cards
Croke Park weren’t asked to authorise the initiative but have raised no objections
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