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GAA Discussion / Congress 2016
February 23, 2016, 07:47:41 AM
MOTIONS
COMHDHÁIL 2016
ARD CHOMHAIRLE MOTIONS
3.40 (a) (iv) (6)
(1)
That Rule 6.27(B) and (C) – All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship -Official Guide Part 1 – (pages 93-101), as adopted for years 2014-2016, be retained, subject to:
(i) Changes in composition of participating Counties based on the Promotion and Relegation regulations provided for in the current Rule.
(ii) The Review provided for in current Rule of the list of Counties to be included in the Provincial Qualifying Group of the Liam McCarthy Cup.
Ard Chomhairle
(2)
(A) That Rule 6.27(A) – Organisation of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 93-96) be amended to read:
"(A) All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
(i) Provincial Championships
All Counties are eligible to participate in the Provincial Championships.
These Championships shall be played on a Knock-Out Format.
A 'Round Robin' Format may not be used.
The Winners of the Provincial Championships shall qualify for the All-Ireland Championship Quarter-Finals.
(ii) All-Ireland Qualifier Series
The All-Ireland Qualifier Series shall be played on a Knock-Out basis
Round 1
This Round shall consist of sixteen teams, excluding the eight Provincial Finalists and the eight teams that will comprise Division 4 of the following year's National Football League.
An Open Draw shall be made to determine the eight pairings.
Round 2
The eight winners of Round 1 shall play in this Round.
An Open Draw shall determine the pairings.
Round 3
Each of the four defeated Provincial Finalists shall play against one of the four winners from Round 2.
Subject to the avoidance of Repeat Pairings where feasible, a Draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.
(iii) All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
Each of the four Provincial Champions shall play against one of the winners from Round 3,
Subject to the respective Provincial Champions not meeting the defeated finalists from their own Province and to the avoidance of Repeat Pairings were feasible,
a Draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.
(iv) All-Ireland Semi-Finals
A Provincial Rota System, initially determined by Central Council, shall apply.
If a Provincial Championship winning team is defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it shall take its place in the Semi-Final.
(v) All Ireland Final
Other matters related to the All-Ireland Series
(1) Scheduling
As in current Rule.
(2) Venues
Home Venues shall be used in Rounds 1 and 2 of the All-Ireland Qualifier Series, with the first team drawn having Home Advantage.
Exception
Where a team from Divisions 2, 3 or 4 is drawn against a team from a higher Division of the following year's National Football League, the team from the lower Division shall have Home Advantage.
The above arrangements shall be conditional on Home Grounds being deemed to meet the criteria set down by the National Facilities/Health and Safety Committee and the Central Competitions Control Committee.
Venues in Round 3 shall be determined by the Central Competitions Control Committee.
All Ireland Quarter-Finals Scheduling
As in current Rule.
(B) All-Ireland Senior 'B' Football Championship
The eight teams that will comprise Division 4 of the following year's National Football League shall participate in the All-Ireland Senior 'B' Football Championship.
Exception
Where one team or more of Division 4 of the following year's National Football League qualifies for its current Provincial Final, the lowest placed team, outside of teams to be relegated, (e.g. a team that has finished sixth or fifth) in Division 3 of the National Football League and which has not qualified for its Provincial Final shall play in the All-Ireland Senior 'B' Championship.
The Championship shall be played on a Knock-Out basis.
An Open Draw shall determine the pairings in each Round up to and including the Semi-Finals.
Promotion and Relegation
The Winners of the All-Ireland 'B' Championship shall be eligible to participate in the following year's All-Ireland Qualifier Series.
If the team that wins the All-Ireland 'B' Football Championship does not win promotion from Division 4 in the following year's National Football League, it will be replaced in the All-Ireland 'B' Championship by the team that finished lowest in Division 3 (other than the two relegated teams) of that year's National Football League and has not qualified for its Provincial Final.
Rules affected – Rule 6.28(a); Re-letter current Sections (B) to (I) accordingly.
Ard Chomhairle
(3)
That Rule 3.2 Exception (i) Rules of Specification – Time – Official Guide Part 2 (Page 12) be amended to read:
"(i) In Inter-County Senior Championship, National League, Subsidiary Competition and Tournament Games, the playing time shall consist of 35 minutes each."
Ard Chomhairle
MOTIONS CONSEQUENT UPON CENTRAL COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
(3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
2004: Competitions Review Task Force Report
2007: Facilitating a better programme of games for club players
2007: Task Force on Player Burnout Report
2008: Second Player Burnout Report
2013: Football review Committee Report
2014: Hurling 2020 report
2014: Minor Review Workgroup Report
(4)
That Rule 6.16 – Age Grades – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 84-86) be amended as it relates to Minor Grade and to read as follows:
"Minor (Under 17) Inter – County – Be Under 17 years and over 15 years.
Minor (Under 18) Club – Be Under 18 years and over 14 years."
This Motion proposes no other change to Rule.
Rule Affected – 6.34 O.G.
(Motion effective from January 1st 2018)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(5)
(A) That Rule 6.16 - Age Grades - Official Guide Part 1 (pages 84-86) be amended as it relates to Under 21 Grade and read as follows:
"Under 20 – Inter-County Football – Be Under 20 years and over 18 years.
Under 21 – Inter-County Hurling – Be Under 21 years and over 18 years.
Club – Be Under 21 years and over 16 years.
This Motion proposes no other change to this Rule.
Rules affected - Rules 6.27(H), 6.28 and 6.34 O.G.
(B) Add a New Rule as Rule 6.17 – Official Guide Part 1 (with current Rules 6.17 and onwards being re-numbered accordingly):
"Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship
A Player who is on a team list submitted to a Referee for an Inter-County Senior Championship game at any stage of the Current Championship year is ineligible to participate in the Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship."
Rules affected – Rules 6.16, 6.27(H), 6.28 and 6.34 O.G.
(C) Amend Rule 3.5, Rules of Specification – Official Guide Part 2 (Pages 12-13) by inclusion of
"Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship in which there shall be no replays, with teams level after Extra-Time deciding the game on the outcome of a sudden-death free-taking Competition, the details of which shall be determined by the Central Council."
Amend reference to "Inter County Under 21 Championships" to "Inter-County Under 21 Hurling Championship".
This Motion proposes no other change to this Rule.
Rules affected – Rule 3.4, Rules of Specification; Rules 6.27(H), 6.16, 6.28 and 6.34 O.G.
(D) Add to Rule 6.27 (H) – Organisation Inter-County Championships – Official Guide Part 1 (page 105)
"The All Ireland Under 20 Football Championship shall be played in the months of June, July and August."
Rules affected – Rules 6.16, 6.27(H), 6.28, and 6.34, O.G.
(Motion effective from January 1st 2018.)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(6)
Add to Rule 6.21 – Inter-County Players Availability to Clubs – Official Guide Part 1 (page 89) as Section (d):
"Players who are not included in an Inter-County Senior Panel of twenty six players, shall be available to their Clubs on the weekends of National League and Senior Championship games."
Penalty: A County shall forfeit Home Venue for its next 'Home Game' in the respective National League.
(Motion effective from January 1st. 2017)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(7)
Amend Rule 6.30 – All Ireland Finals – Official Guide Part 1 (page 106) to read:
"The All-Ireland Senior Finals shall be played in Croke Park.
The Football Final shall be played on the first Sunday in September, except when there are five Sundays in September when it shall be played on the second Sunday of that month. The Hurling Final shall be played on the Sunday two weeks previous to the Football Final in either circumstance. In exceptional circumstances, the Central Council may make other arrangements".
Rules affected – Rule 6.27 and 6.28 O.G.
(Motion effective January 1st 2017).
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(
Amend Rule 3.5, Rules of Specification – Time - Official Guide Part 2 (pages 12-13) to read:
" Unless the Management committee of Central Council otherwise permits on an application by a Competition Control Committee, extra time shall be obligatory in the event of a draw in the following Competitions:
(A) Inter-County All-Ireland and Provincial Senior Championship
Games with the exceptions of -
(i) All-Ireland Finals (Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy Cups only) and the Provincial Finals, in which Replays shall apply,
and
(ii) 'Round Robin' Group Games in Hurling, in which Rule 6.20(4)(a) shall apply (i.e. one 'table point' credited to each team).
(B) Other Competitions:
- Inter-County Under 21 Championships;
- Inter-County Minor Championships;
- Inter-County Intermediate Championship;
- Inter-County Junior Championship;
- Knock-out Stages of the National Leagues;
- Inter-Provincial Competitions;
- Inter-County Tournaments;
- Inter-Club Provincial and All-Ireland Championships;
- Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups;
- Other games in subsidiary competitions."
Rule Affected – Rule 3.4, Rules of Specification, O.G. Part 2; Rule 6.20, O.G. Part 1.
(Motion effective from January 1st 2017)
Ard Chomhairle (3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(9)
Delete 6.27 (G)– All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship – Official Guide Part 1 (page 105).
Rule affected – Rule 6.14(delete), 6.17, and 6.28.
(Motion effective January 1st 2017)
(10)
That the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in its current structure be abolished by deletion of the current provisions for the Championship in Rule 6.27(H).
Rules affected – Rules 6.15, 6.17 and 6.28.
(Motion effective from January 1st 2017)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(11)
(1) That a new section be added to Rule 6.27 – Inter- County Championships – Official Guide Part 1.
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship shall be organised on a Knock-Out/Open draw basis and shall be confined to the second best teams of the current year's National Football League Division 4 Counties in Ireland, to Kilkenny (graded Junior) and to the winners of the British Championship who shall enter at the quarter final stage.
(2) That Rule 6.15 – All Ireland Junior – Official Guide Part 1 (page 84) be amended to read:
(1) Inter-County Junior Football, excluding Britain.
Subject to Age Restrictions set out in Rule 6.16, all players from the designated Counties are eligible to participate except:
(a) Those who have played on an Inter-County Senior Championship Team in the current Championship Year or the previous Championship Year.
Exception: In the case of a County graded Junior by the Central Council, the Senior players of that County and Senior players declaring for that County shall be eligible to play in the Inter-County Junior Football Championship.
(b) Those have played on the winning team in the previous year's All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Final.
(2) Inter-County Junior football Championship – Britain.
In the case of Counties in Britain, all players are eligible to participate in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship except;
(a) Those who have played on an Inter-County Senior Championship team in the current Championship Year.
(b) Those who have played on the winning team in the previous year's All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Final.
Penalties - As in Current Rule 6.15
Rules affected – Rules 6.16, 6.27(H) and 6.28
(Motion effective January 1st 2017)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
RULES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MOTIONS
3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(12)
That the first paragraph of Rule 1.15 – Anti-Doping – Official Guide Part 1 (page 9) be amended to read as follows:
The Association forbids the use of prohibited substances or methods, a practice generally known as doping in sport. The Rules of the Association regarding doping are the Irish Anti-Doping Rules as adopted by Sport Ireland and as amended from time to time. The latest version can be downloaded from http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Anti-Doping/ . The Rules contained in the said Irish Anti-Doping Rules shall have effect and be construed as Rules of the Association.
Remainder of Rule to remain unchanged.
Rules Advisory Committee
(13)
That Rule 2.1(a) – Membership - Official Guide Part 1 (page 13) be amended to read as follows:
There shall be three types of Membership of the Association:
(i) Full Membership, for persons Over 18 years (i.e. shall have celebrated 18th birthday prior to January 1st of the Membership Year.
(ii) Youth Membership, for persons Under 18 and Over 9 years (i.e. shall celebrate 18th birthday on January 1st of the Membership Year or on a later date and shall have celebrated 9th birthday prior to January 1st of the Membership Year).
(iii) Child Membership, for children Under 9 years (i.e. shall celebrate 9th birthday on
January 1st of the Membership Year or on a later date.
On expiration of a Child Membership of the Association, a person may apply for Youth Membership of the Association through a Club for which he is eligible to play.
Rules affected or possibly affected – Rule 2.2, 2.3; Rule 5 Club Constitution.
Rules Advisory Committee
(14)
That the following sentence be added at the end of Rule 2.1(c) - Membership - Official Guide Part 1 (page 13):
A Member who resigns his membership of the Association and thereafter seeks to re-apply for membership shall be restricted to making such application to the Club of which he was a member prior to his resignation.
Rule affected – Rule 5.3 Club Constitution
Rules Advisory Committee
(15)
That Rule 2.1(f) – Membership - Official Guide Part 1 (page 13) be amended to read:
The Membership of the Gaelic Athletic Association shall run from 1st January to the 31st December each year.
Rules Advisory Committee
(16)
That the following be added to Rule 3.11 – Elections (County Convention) – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 20-21) as a new Section (c) –
(c) Subject to the limitations set out at (b), a County Bye-Law may make provision regulating and controlling eligibility/tenure for election to the Officer positions outlined in Section (a).
Existing Section (c), (d) and (e) to be re-numbered accordingly.
Rules Advisory Committee
(17)
That Rule 3.11(d) – County Convention- Official Guide Part 1 – (page 21) be amended to read:
Should a vacancy arise in the Officerships of the County Committee or in a County's representation on Central or Provincial Council, it shall be filled on the basis of (a) Nomination by Clubs, (b) ballot vote of Officers and Members of the current County Committee.
Rules Advisory Committee
(18)
That Rule 3.17 – County Bye Laws - Official Guide Part 1 (page 22) - be amended to read as follows:
"County Conventions shall make Bye–Laws which shall be reviewed on an annual basis and forwarded to the Management Committee of Central Council within two weeks of the date of Convention for sanction. They shall not become operative until sanctioned.
A County Bye-Law shall not be contrary to a Rule in the Official Guide. They shall not place a restriction on when Club Fixtures are played or govern postponement of fixtures, as such matters constitute powers of the Competition Control Committee.
The Management Committee may, for the purpose of compliance with the General Rules and standardisation, and following consultation between its Rules Advisory Committee and the County Committee concerned, approve amendments to a proposed Bye-Law submitted for sanction. Such a Bye-Law shall become operative immediately and without the necessity of it receiving further approval of a County or Special Convention.
Motions to remove or amend an existing Bye-Law shall be carried by two-thirds of those present, entitled to vote and voting.
Rules Advisory Committee
(19)
That the following paragraph be added to Rule 3.18 – County Committee - Official Guide Part 1 (page 23) :
(f) District or other Committees or Clubs may, not later than the 31st August in any year, notify the Secretary of the County Committee in writing of the appointment of a replacement representative on the County Committee. Such representative shall thereafter assume full membership of the County Committee until the conclusion of the following County Convention.
Rules Advisory Committee
(20)
That Rule 3.19(m) – Powers of County Committee – Official Guide Part 1 (page 26) be amended to read:
"(m)
(i) To allow players of Junior and Intermediate Clubs, including players of Clubs unable to field Junior and/or Intermediate Teams, to play for Divisional or Group Senior Teams.
(ii) To allow players of Junior Clubs, and the players of Intermediate Clubs unable to field in that grade, to play for Group Intermediate Teams.
Rules Advisory Committee
(21)
(A)
That Rule 3.20 (iii) – County's Sub-Committees/Functions - Official Guide Part 1 (page 27) be amended to read as follows:
3.20 Sub-Committees/Functions
A County Committee shall appoint the following Sub-Committees, membership of which shall be set out in County Bye-Laws except as otherwise provided in this Rule:
(iii) Fixtures Analysts
(a) At least one Fixtures Analyst shall be appointed by the Management Committee.
(b) The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall be responsible for monitoring and analysing the County Fixtures Programme on an annual basis.
(c) The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall present a Report to Annual Convention on fixtures played in all club competitions and make recommendations for changes in the fixture calendar where appropriate
d) This report will be submitted to the Provincial and Central Fixtures Analysis Committees annually.
(B)
That Rule 3.32 (x) – Provincial Fixture Planners - Official Guide Part 1 (page 38) be amended to read as follows:
3.32 (Provincial) Sub Committees Functions
(x) Fixtures Analysts
(a) Two Fixtures Analysts shall be appointed by the Management Committee. One of these shall be nominated as the Provincial Representative on the Central Fixtures Analysis Committee.
(b) The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall be responsible for monitoring and analysing the Provincial Fixtures Programme.
(c) The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall present a Report to Provincial Convention on all Fixtures at Provincial and County levels and make recommendations for changes in the fixture calendar where appropriate
(d)The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall assist the Central Fixtures Analysis Committee in organising the education and training of Fixtures Analysts at County level
(C)
That Rule 3.52 – The Central Fixtures Planning Committee - Official Guide Part 1 (page 54) be amended to read as follows:
3.52 The Central Fixtures Analysis Committee
(a) It shall consist of no more than ten members including a Chairperson appointed by the Management Committee, four nominated Provincial fixtures analysts and the Secretary of the Competitions Control Committee.
(b) It shall be responsible for monitoring and analysing the National Fixtures Programme.
(c) It shall present a Report to Annual Congress on all Fixtures at National, Provincial and County levels and make recommendations for changes in the fixtures calendar where appropriate.
(e) It shall determine the National minimum Required Standards for fixtures programmes at all levels.
(f) It shall keep a register and organise the training of all Fixtures Analysts at Provincial and County level.
Rules Advisory Committee
(22)
That Rule 3.35 – Congress - Official Guide Part 1 (page 41) be amended to read as follows:
The Annual Congress shall be held prior to the 1st March. The venue shall be selected by the Central Council, who shall give due consideration to all applications received by the Council. It shall consist of the outgoing Council (voting rights as on Council), the past Presidents, and delegates from Counties in Ireland on the basis of one delegate from each ten affiliated Clubs or fraction of ten over five with a minimum representation from such Counties of four delegates and a maximum representation from any one County of ten delegates. Counties with fewer than five affiliations shall be represented by not more than two delegates.
An International County Committee with less than 10 affiliated Clubs shall have two representatives.
Rest of the Rule to remain unaltered.
Rules Advisory Committee
(23)
That Rule 3.55 (c) Handball – Official Guide Part 1 (page 56) be amended to read as follows:
" All Handball Committees at National, Provincial and County level, shall be Sub-Committees of the respective G.A.A. Committee or Council, and shall be responsible to them in all matters.
Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules pertaining to the roles and functions of County Committees, Provincial Councils or Central Council, Handball Committees may hold an Annual General Meeting prior to the 30th November each year."
Rules possibly affected: 3.19, 3.20,3.29,3.30,3.32,3.42, 3.43.
Rules Advisory Committee
(24)
That a new Rule 3.56 – Official Guide Part 1 be inserted as follows with the existing Rule 3.56 and subsequent Rules re-numbered as appropriate.
3.56 ROUNDERS
(a) The Rounders Council of Ireland shall, subject to the overall control of Central Council, be responsible for the promotion of the National Game of Rounders.
(b) The affairs of the Rounders Council of Ireland shall be subject to the General Rules of the Association and the Constitution for the regulation of its affairs as sanctioned by the Management Committee.
Rules Advisory Committee
(25)
The last sentence of Riail 3.58 – Deviation from Rule - Official Guide Part 1 (page 56): be amended to read as follows:
Application for permission as in (a) and (b) above must be made annually.
Rules Advisory Committee
(26)
That a new Rule 4.17 – Player Injury Scheme - Official Guide Part 1 be inserted as follows
Central Council may make arrangements for the provision of a Player Injury Scheme for members of Units of the Association. The Scheme shall be administered in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be determined from time to time.
Any member or unit of the Association found, following investigation by Central Council, to have made, or assisted in the making of a fraudulent claim under the Scheme shall be deemed to have discredited the Association and shall be liable to the penalties set out in Rule 7.2 (e)
Rules Advisory Committee
(27)
That the Definition of First Club – Rule 6.3 – Official Guide Part 1 (page 69) be amended to read as follows:
The Club (or Club within an Independent Team) with which a player first legally (i.e. in accordance with Rule and Bye-Law) participated in Club Competition at U12 Grade or over (including Go-Games) organised by the County Committee or one of its Sub-Committees in the County of his permanent residence.
Rules Advisory Committee
(28)
(A) That Rule 6.4(a) – Attachment to First Club - Official Guide Part 1 (page 70) be amended to read as follows:
For the purposes of this Rule, a person first becomes a member of the Association by joining a Club of the Association, as a Youth Member, within the County of his permanent residence.
(B) That Rule 6.4(d) – Attachment to First Club - Official Guide Part 1 (page 70) be amended to read as follows:
When a player first legally participates in Club Competition with a Club (including a Club within an Independent Team) at Under 12 Grade or over (including Go-Games) organised by the County Committee or one of its Sub-Committees, that Club becomes his First Club.
Rules Advisory Committee
(29)
That the following be adopted as a new Rule 6.6, Official Guide Part 1
In the case of a member seeking a transfer or attachment to a Unit of the Association, he may be accompanied at a Hearing by one Full Member of either the Club/Unit of which he is currently a member of or the Club/Unit to which he wishes to transfer or be attached.
Rules affected – Rule 7.3(x); Current Rule 6.6 and subsequent Rules to be re-numbered accordingly.
Rules Advisory Committee
(30)
(A)
That Rule 6.6(b) Exceptions (ii) and (iii) – Inter-County Transfers – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 72-73) be amended to read as follows:
(ii) Add to the Rule "subject to the player being Over 18 years as defined in Rule 6.16
(iii) Add to the Rule "subject to the player being Over 18 years as defined in Rule 6.16
Rules affected – Rules 6.3 and 6.8
(B)
That Rule 6.8 (B) (ii) and (iii) – Playing Restrictions (County and Province) – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 76-77) be amended to read as follows:
(ii) Add to the Rule "subject to the player being Over 18 years as defined in Rule 6.16
(iii) Add to the Rule "subject to the player being Over 18 years as defined in Rule 6.16
Rule affected – Rules 6.3 and 6.8.
Rules Advisory Committee
(31)
That Rule 6.7(B) (2) – Playing Restrictions (Club) – Official Guide Part 1 (page 74) be amended by the first line of (a) and (b) reading:
"With an Independent Under 21, Minor or Younger Grade Team".
Rule Affected – Rule 3.19(n)
Rules Advisory Committee
(32)
(A) That Rule 6.11(b)(vi) – Sanctions - Official Guide Part 1 –(page 80) be amended to read as follows:
"A player who has received a Sanction shall not be eligible to play with his Own Club in Ireland (other than in exceptional circumstances to be determined by Central Council from time to time) for the 30 days after the date of approval of his Sanction in Croke Park but is eligible to play with his Own County.
(B) That Rule 6.11(b)(vii) – Sanctions - Official Guide Part 1 (page 80) - be amended to read as follows:
"A Sanctioned player who returns to Ireland and plays with his Own Club may not subsequently return to resume playing in America or Canada in the same year.
Rules Advisory Committee
(33)
(A) That Rule 6.13 (1)(a) – Inter-Club Intermediate - Official Guide Part 1 (page 82) be reworded as follows:
"These who are currently graded as Club Senior Championship status in the Code"
(B) That Rule 6.13(2)(a) – Inter-Club Intermediate - Official Guide Part 1 (page 82) be reworded as follows:
"Those who are currently graded as Club Senior or Intermediate Championship status in the Code."
Rule affected: Rules 6.18 and 6.19
Rules Advisory Committee
(34)
Amend Rule 6.18 – Club Championship and League Status of players – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 86-87) as follows:
In Section leading with the words
"A player shall not lose his current Championship Status by"; Insert:
(1) Playing in a Senior or Intermediate Championship on a Divisional or Group Senior or
Intermediate team.
(2) Playing on a College Club team in a Senior Championship, as allowed by Rule 6.7,
Exception (3).
Current provisions (1) and (2) to become (3) and (4).
Rules affected – Rules 6.13 and 6.19
Rules Advisory Committee
(35)
That Rule 6.19 – Gradings of Clubs and Players - Official Guide Part 1 (page 87) be amended to read
A County Committee shall delegate responsibility for dealing with applications for Regrading to its Competitions Control Committee subject to the following:
(a) The County Committee shall retain the right to make the final decision on an application for Regrading by a Club.
(b) A Player aggrieved by a decision on his application for Regrading shall have the right of appeal to the County Hearings Committee whose decision shall be final. The appeal shall be made within three working days of the receipt of notification of the decision, it shall state the grounds on which the appeal is being made and shall be signed by the appellant player. Other formalities regarding submission of appeal (e.g. provision of duplicate copy, fee) outlined in Rule 7.11 (f) to (i), are not applicable in this case. All other relevant sections of Rule 7.11 shall apply. An appeal may only be upheld on the basis of the provisions outlined in Rule 7.11(o).
The remainder of the Rule to be unchanged.
COMHDHÁIL 2016
ARD CHOMHAIRLE MOTIONS
3.40 (a) (iv) (6)
(1)
That Rule 6.27(B) and (C) – All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship -Official Guide Part 1 – (pages 93-101), as adopted for years 2014-2016, be retained, subject to:
(i) Changes in composition of participating Counties based on the Promotion and Relegation regulations provided for in the current Rule.
(ii) The Review provided for in current Rule of the list of Counties to be included in the Provincial Qualifying Group of the Liam McCarthy Cup.
Ard Chomhairle
(2)
(A) That Rule 6.27(A) – Organisation of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 93-96) be amended to read:
"(A) All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
(i) Provincial Championships
All Counties are eligible to participate in the Provincial Championships.
These Championships shall be played on a Knock-Out Format.
A 'Round Robin' Format may not be used.
The Winners of the Provincial Championships shall qualify for the All-Ireland Championship Quarter-Finals.
(ii) All-Ireland Qualifier Series
The All-Ireland Qualifier Series shall be played on a Knock-Out basis
Round 1
This Round shall consist of sixteen teams, excluding the eight Provincial Finalists and the eight teams that will comprise Division 4 of the following year's National Football League.
An Open Draw shall be made to determine the eight pairings.
Round 2
The eight winners of Round 1 shall play in this Round.
An Open Draw shall determine the pairings.
Round 3
Each of the four defeated Provincial Finalists shall play against one of the four winners from Round 2.
Subject to the avoidance of Repeat Pairings where feasible, a Draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.
(iii) All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
Each of the four Provincial Champions shall play against one of the winners from Round 3,
Subject to the respective Provincial Champions not meeting the defeated finalists from their own Province and to the avoidance of Repeat Pairings were feasible,
a Draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.
(iv) All-Ireland Semi-Finals
A Provincial Rota System, initially determined by Central Council, shall apply.
If a Provincial Championship winning team is defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it shall take its place in the Semi-Final.
(v) All Ireland Final
Other matters related to the All-Ireland Series
(1) Scheduling
As in current Rule.
(2) Venues
Home Venues shall be used in Rounds 1 and 2 of the All-Ireland Qualifier Series, with the first team drawn having Home Advantage.
Exception
Where a team from Divisions 2, 3 or 4 is drawn against a team from a higher Division of the following year's National Football League, the team from the lower Division shall have Home Advantage.
The above arrangements shall be conditional on Home Grounds being deemed to meet the criteria set down by the National Facilities/Health and Safety Committee and the Central Competitions Control Committee.
Venues in Round 3 shall be determined by the Central Competitions Control Committee.
All Ireland Quarter-Finals Scheduling
As in current Rule.
(B) All-Ireland Senior 'B' Football Championship
The eight teams that will comprise Division 4 of the following year's National Football League shall participate in the All-Ireland Senior 'B' Football Championship.
Exception
Where one team or more of Division 4 of the following year's National Football League qualifies for its current Provincial Final, the lowest placed team, outside of teams to be relegated, (e.g. a team that has finished sixth or fifth) in Division 3 of the National Football League and which has not qualified for its Provincial Final shall play in the All-Ireland Senior 'B' Championship.
The Championship shall be played on a Knock-Out basis.
An Open Draw shall determine the pairings in each Round up to and including the Semi-Finals.
Promotion and Relegation
The Winners of the All-Ireland 'B' Championship shall be eligible to participate in the following year's All-Ireland Qualifier Series.
If the team that wins the All-Ireland 'B' Football Championship does not win promotion from Division 4 in the following year's National Football League, it will be replaced in the All-Ireland 'B' Championship by the team that finished lowest in Division 3 (other than the two relegated teams) of that year's National Football League and has not qualified for its Provincial Final.
Rules affected – Rule 6.28(a); Re-letter current Sections (B) to (I) accordingly.
Ard Chomhairle
(3)
That Rule 3.2 Exception (i) Rules of Specification – Time – Official Guide Part 2 (Page 12) be amended to read:
"(i) In Inter-County Senior Championship, National League, Subsidiary Competition and Tournament Games, the playing time shall consist of 35 minutes each."
Ard Chomhairle
MOTIONS CONSEQUENT UPON CENTRAL COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
(3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
2004: Competitions Review Task Force Report
2007: Facilitating a better programme of games for club players
2007: Task Force on Player Burnout Report
2008: Second Player Burnout Report
2013: Football review Committee Report
2014: Hurling 2020 report
2014: Minor Review Workgroup Report
(4)
That Rule 6.16 – Age Grades – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 84-86) be amended as it relates to Minor Grade and to read as follows:
"Minor (Under 17) Inter – County – Be Under 17 years and over 15 years.
Minor (Under 18) Club – Be Under 18 years and over 14 years."
This Motion proposes no other change to Rule.
Rule Affected – 6.34 O.G.
(Motion effective from January 1st 2018)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(5)
(A) That Rule 6.16 - Age Grades - Official Guide Part 1 (pages 84-86) be amended as it relates to Under 21 Grade and read as follows:
"Under 20 – Inter-County Football – Be Under 20 years and over 18 years.
Under 21 – Inter-County Hurling – Be Under 21 years and over 18 years.
Club – Be Under 21 years and over 16 years.
This Motion proposes no other change to this Rule.
Rules affected - Rules 6.27(H), 6.28 and 6.34 O.G.
(B) Add a New Rule as Rule 6.17 – Official Guide Part 1 (with current Rules 6.17 and onwards being re-numbered accordingly):
"Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship
A Player who is on a team list submitted to a Referee for an Inter-County Senior Championship game at any stage of the Current Championship year is ineligible to participate in the Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship."
Rules affected – Rules 6.16, 6.27(H), 6.28 and 6.34 O.G.
(C) Amend Rule 3.5, Rules of Specification – Official Guide Part 2 (Pages 12-13) by inclusion of
"Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship in which there shall be no replays, with teams level after Extra-Time deciding the game on the outcome of a sudden-death free-taking Competition, the details of which shall be determined by the Central Council."
Amend reference to "Inter County Under 21 Championships" to "Inter-County Under 21 Hurling Championship".
This Motion proposes no other change to this Rule.
Rules affected – Rule 3.4, Rules of Specification; Rules 6.27(H), 6.16, 6.28 and 6.34 O.G.
(D) Add to Rule 6.27 (H) – Organisation Inter-County Championships – Official Guide Part 1 (page 105)
"The All Ireland Under 20 Football Championship shall be played in the months of June, July and August."
Rules affected – Rules 6.16, 6.27(H), 6.28, and 6.34, O.G.
(Motion effective from January 1st 2018.)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(6)
Add to Rule 6.21 – Inter-County Players Availability to Clubs – Official Guide Part 1 (page 89) as Section (d):
"Players who are not included in an Inter-County Senior Panel of twenty six players, shall be available to their Clubs on the weekends of National League and Senior Championship games."
Penalty: A County shall forfeit Home Venue for its next 'Home Game' in the respective National League.
(Motion effective from January 1st. 2017)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(7)
Amend Rule 6.30 – All Ireland Finals – Official Guide Part 1 (page 106) to read:
"The All-Ireland Senior Finals shall be played in Croke Park.
The Football Final shall be played on the first Sunday in September, except when there are five Sundays in September when it shall be played on the second Sunday of that month. The Hurling Final shall be played on the Sunday two weeks previous to the Football Final in either circumstance. In exceptional circumstances, the Central Council may make other arrangements".
Rules affected – Rule 6.27 and 6.28 O.G.
(Motion effective January 1st 2017).
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(
Amend Rule 3.5, Rules of Specification – Time - Official Guide Part 2 (pages 12-13) to read:
" Unless the Management committee of Central Council otherwise permits on an application by a Competition Control Committee, extra time shall be obligatory in the event of a draw in the following Competitions:
(A) Inter-County All-Ireland and Provincial Senior Championship
Games with the exceptions of -
(i) All-Ireland Finals (Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy Cups only) and the Provincial Finals, in which Replays shall apply,
and
(ii) 'Round Robin' Group Games in Hurling, in which Rule 6.20(4)(a) shall apply (i.e. one 'table point' credited to each team).
(B) Other Competitions:
- Inter-County Under 21 Championships;
- Inter-County Minor Championships;
- Inter-County Intermediate Championship;
- Inter-County Junior Championship;
- Knock-out Stages of the National Leagues;
- Inter-Provincial Competitions;
- Inter-County Tournaments;
- Inter-Club Provincial and All-Ireland Championships;
- Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups;
- Other games in subsidiary competitions."
Rule Affected – Rule 3.4, Rules of Specification, O.G. Part 2; Rule 6.20, O.G. Part 1.
(Motion effective from January 1st 2017)
Ard Chomhairle (3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(9)
Delete 6.27 (G)– All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship – Official Guide Part 1 (page 105).
Rule affected – Rule 6.14(delete), 6.17, and 6.28.
(Motion effective January 1st 2017)
(10)
That the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in its current structure be abolished by deletion of the current provisions for the Championship in Rule 6.27(H).
Rules affected – Rules 6.15, 6.17 and 6.28.
(Motion effective from January 1st 2017)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(11)
(1) That a new section be added to Rule 6.27 – Inter- County Championships – Official Guide Part 1.
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship shall be organised on a Knock-Out/Open draw basis and shall be confined to the second best teams of the current year's National Football League Division 4 Counties in Ireland, to Kilkenny (graded Junior) and to the winners of the British Championship who shall enter at the quarter final stage.
(2) That Rule 6.15 – All Ireland Junior – Official Guide Part 1 (page 84) be amended to read:
(1) Inter-County Junior Football, excluding Britain.
Subject to Age Restrictions set out in Rule 6.16, all players from the designated Counties are eligible to participate except:
(a) Those who have played on an Inter-County Senior Championship Team in the current Championship Year or the previous Championship Year.
Exception: In the case of a County graded Junior by the Central Council, the Senior players of that County and Senior players declaring for that County shall be eligible to play in the Inter-County Junior Football Championship.
(b) Those have played on the winning team in the previous year's All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Final.
(2) Inter-County Junior football Championship – Britain.
In the case of Counties in Britain, all players are eligible to participate in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship except;
(a) Those who have played on an Inter-County Senior Championship team in the current Championship Year.
(b) Those who have played on the winning team in the previous year's All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Final.
Penalties - As in Current Rule 6.15
Rules affected – Rules 6.16, 6.27(H) and 6.28
(Motion effective January 1st 2017)
Ard Chomhairle 3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
RULES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MOTIONS
3.40 (a) (iv) (3)
(12)
That the first paragraph of Rule 1.15 – Anti-Doping – Official Guide Part 1 (page 9) be amended to read as follows:
The Association forbids the use of prohibited substances or methods, a practice generally known as doping in sport. The Rules of the Association regarding doping are the Irish Anti-Doping Rules as adopted by Sport Ireland and as amended from time to time. The latest version can be downloaded from http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Anti-Doping/ . The Rules contained in the said Irish Anti-Doping Rules shall have effect and be construed as Rules of the Association.
Remainder of Rule to remain unchanged.
Rules Advisory Committee
(13)
That Rule 2.1(a) – Membership - Official Guide Part 1 (page 13) be amended to read as follows:
There shall be three types of Membership of the Association:
(i) Full Membership, for persons Over 18 years (i.e. shall have celebrated 18th birthday prior to January 1st of the Membership Year.
(ii) Youth Membership, for persons Under 18 and Over 9 years (i.e. shall celebrate 18th birthday on January 1st of the Membership Year or on a later date and shall have celebrated 9th birthday prior to January 1st of the Membership Year).
(iii) Child Membership, for children Under 9 years (i.e. shall celebrate 9th birthday on
January 1st of the Membership Year or on a later date.
On expiration of a Child Membership of the Association, a person may apply for Youth Membership of the Association through a Club for which he is eligible to play.
Rules affected or possibly affected – Rule 2.2, 2.3; Rule 5 Club Constitution.
Rules Advisory Committee
(14)
That the following sentence be added at the end of Rule 2.1(c) - Membership - Official Guide Part 1 (page 13):
A Member who resigns his membership of the Association and thereafter seeks to re-apply for membership shall be restricted to making such application to the Club of which he was a member prior to his resignation.
Rule affected – Rule 5.3 Club Constitution
Rules Advisory Committee
(15)
That Rule 2.1(f) – Membership - Official Guide Part 1 (page 13) be amended to read:
The Membership of the Gaelic Athletic Association shall run from 1st January to the 31st December each year.
Rules Advisory Committee
(16)
That the following be added to Rule 3.11 – Elections (County Convention) – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 20-21) as a new Section (c) –
(c) Subject to the limitations set out at (b), a County Bye-Law may make provision regulating and controlling eligibility/tenure for election to the Officer positions outlined in Section (a).
Existing Section (c), (d) and (e) to be re-numbered accordingly.
Rules Advisory Committee
(17)
That Rule 3.11(d) – County Convention- Official Guide Part 1 – (page 21) be amended to read:
Should a vacancy arise in the Officerships of the County Committee or in a County's representation on Central or Provincial Council, it shall be filled on the basis of (a) Nomination by Clubs, (b) ballot vote of Officers and Members of the current County Committee.
Rules Advisory Committee
(18)
That Rule 3.17 – County Bye Laws - Official Guide Part 1 (page 22) - be amended to read as follows:
"County Conventions shall make Bye–Laws which shall be reviewed on an annual basis and forwarded to the Management Committee of Central Council within two weeks of the date of Convention for sanction. They shall not become operative until sanctioned.
A County Bye-Law shall not be contrary to a Rule in the Official Guide. They shall not place a restriction on when Club Fixtures are played or govern postponement of fixtures, as such matters constitute powers of the Competition Control Committee.
The Management Committee may, for the purpose of compliance with the General Rules and standardisation, and following consultation between its Rules Advisory Committee and the County Committee concerned, approve amendments to a proposed Bye-Law submitted for sanction. Such a Bye-Law shall become operative immediately and without the necessity of it receiving further approval of a County or Special Convention.
Motions to remove or amend an existing Bye-Law shall be carried by two-thirds of those present, entitled to vote and voting.
Rules Advisory Committee
(19)
That the following paragraph be added to Rule 3.18 – County Committee - Official Guide Part 1 (page 23) :
(f) District or other Committees or Clubs may, not later than the 31st August in any year, notify the Secretary of the County Committee in writing of the appointment of a replacement representative on the County Committee. Such representative shall thereafter assume full membership of the County Committee until the conclusion of the following County Convention.
Rules Advisory Committee
(20)
That Rule 3.19(m) – Powers of County Committee – Official Guide Part 1 (page 26) be amended to read:
"(m)
(i) To allow players of Junior and Intermediate Clubs, including players of Clubs unable to field Junior and/or Intermediate Teams, to play for Divisional or Group Senior Teams.
(ii) To allow players of Junior Clubs, and the players of Intermediate Clubs unable to field in that grade, to play for Group Intermediate Teams.
Rules Advisory Committee
(21)
(A)
That Rule 3.20 (iii) – County's Sub-Committees/Functions - Official Guide Part 1 (page 27) be amended to read as follows:
3.20 Sub-Committees/Functions
A County Committee shall appoint the following Sub-Committees, membership of which shall be set out in County Bye-Laws except as otherwise provided in this Rule:
(iii) Fixtures Analysts
(a) At least one Fixtures Analyst shall be appointed by the Management Committee.
(b) The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall be responsible for monitoring and analysing the County Fixtures Programme on an annual basis.
(c) The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall present a Report to Annual Convention on fixtures played in all club competitions and make recommendations for changes in the fixture calendar where appropriate
d) This report will be submitted to the Provincial and Central Fixtures Analysis Committees annually.
(B)
That Rule 3.32 (x) – Provincial Fixture Planners - Official Guide Part 1 (page 38) be amended to read as follows:
3.32 (Provincial) Sub Committees Functions
(x) Fixtures Analysts
(a) Two Fixtures Analysts shall be appointed by the Management Committee. One of these shall be nominated as the Provincial Representative on the Central Fixtures Analysis Committee.
(b) The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall be responsible for monitoring and analysing the Provincial Fixtures Programme.
(c) The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall present a Report to Provincial Convention on all Fixtures at Provincial and County levels and make recommendations for changes in the fixture calendar where appropriate
(d)The Fixtures Analyst(s) shall assist the Central Fixtures Analysis Committee in organising the education and training of Fixtures Analysts at County level
(C)
That Rule 3.52 – The Central Fixtures Planning Committee - Official Guide Part 1 (page 54) be amended to read as follows:
3.52 The Central Fixtures Analysis Committee
(a) It shall consist of no more than ten members including a Chairperson appointed by the Management Committee, four nominated Provincial fixtures analysts and the Secretary of the Competitions Control Committee.
(b) It shall be responsible for monitoring and analysing the National Fixtures Programme.
(c) It shall present a Report to Annual Congress on all Fixtures at National, Provincial and County levels and make recommendations for changes in the fixtures calendar where appropriate.
(e) It shall determine the National minimum Required Standards for fixtures programmes at all levels.
(f) It shall keep a register and organise the training of all Fixtures Analysts at Provincial and County level.
Rules Advisory Committee
(22)
That Rule 3.35 – Congress - Official Guide Part 1 (page 41) be amended to read as follows:
The Annual Congress shall be held prior to the 1st March. The venue shall be selected by the Central Council, who shall give due consideration to all applications received by the Council. It shall consist of the outgoing Council (voting rights as on Council), the past Presidents, and delegates from Counties in Ireland on the basis of one delegate from each ten affiliated Clubs or fraction of ten over five with a minimum representation from such Counties of four delegates and a maximum representation from any one County of ten delegates. Counties with fewer than five affiliations shall be represented by not more than two delegates.
An International County Committee with less than 10 affiliated Clubs shall have two representatives.
Rest of the Rule to remain unaltered.
Rules Advisory Committee
(23)
That Rule 3.55 (c) Handball – Official Guide Part 1 (page 56) be amended to read as follows:
" All Handball Committees at National, Provincial and County level, shall be Sub-Committees of the respective G.A.A. Committee or Council, and shall be responsible to them in all matters.
Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules pertaining to the roles and functions of County Committees, Provincial Councils or Central Council, Handball Committees may hold an Annual General Meeting prior to the 30th November each year."
Rules possibly affected: 3.19, 3.20,3.29,3.30,3.32,3.42, 3.43.
Rules Advisory Committee
(24)
That a new Rule 3.56 – Official Guide Part 1 be inserted as follows with the existing Rule 3.56 and subsequent Rules re-numbered as appropriate.
3.56 ROUNDERS
(a) The Rounders Council of Ireland shall, subject to the overall control of Central Council, be responsible for the promotion of the National Game of Rounders.
(b) The affairs of the Rounders Council of Ireland shall be subject to the General Rules of the Association and the Constitution for the regulation of its affairs as sanctioned by the Management Committee.
Rules Advisory Committee
(25)
The last sentence of Riail 3.58 – Deviation from Rule - Official Guide Part 1 (page 56): be amended to read as follows:
Application for permission as in (a) and (b) above must be made annually.
Rules Advisory Committee
(26)
That a new Rule 4.17 – Player Injury Scheme - Official Guide Part 1 be inserted as follows
Central Council may make arrangements for the provision of a Player Injury Scheme for members of Units of the Association. The Scheme shall be administered in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be determined from time to time.
Any member or unit of the Association found, following investigation by Central Council, to have made, or assisted in the making of a fraudulent claim under the Scheme shall be deemed to have discredited the Association and shall be liable to the penalties set out in Rule 7.2 (e)
Rules Advisory Committee
(27)
That the Definition of First Club – Rule 6.3 – Official Guide Part 1 (page 69) be amended to read as follows:
The Club (or Club within an Independent Team) with which a player first legally (i.e. in accordance with Rule and Bye-Law) participated in Club Competition at U12 Grade or over (including Go-Games) organised by the County Committee or one of its Sub-Committees in the County of his permanent residence.
Rules Advisory Committee
(28)
(A) That Rule 6.4(a) – Attachment to First Club - Official Guide Part 1 (page 70) be amended to read as follows:
For the purposes of this Rule, a person first becomes a member of the Association by joining a Club of the Association, as a Youth Member, within the County of his permanent residence.
(B) That Rule 6.4(d) – Attachment to First Club - Official Guide Part 1 (page 70) be amended to read as follows:
When a player first legally participates in Club Competition with a Club (including a Club within an Independent Team) at Under 12 Grade or over (including Go-Games) organised by the County Committee or one of its Sub-Committees, that Club becomes his First Club.
Rules Advisory Committee
(29)
That the following be adopted as a new Rule 6.6, Official Guide Part 1
In the case of a member seeking a transfer or attachment to a Unit of the Association, he may be accompanied at a Hearing by one Full Member of either the Club/Unit of which he is currently a member of or the Club/Unit to which he wishes to transfer or be attached.
Rules affected – Rule 7.3(x); Current Rule 6.6 and subsequent Rules to be re-numbered accordingly.
Rules Advisory Committee
(30)
(A)
That Rule 6.6(b) Exceptions (ii) and (iii) – Inter-County Transfers – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 72-73) be amended to read as follows:
(ii) Add to the Rule "subject to the player being Over 18 years as defined in Rule 6.16
(iii) Add to the Rule "subject to the player being Over 18 years as defined in Rule 6.16
Rules affected – Rules 6.3 and 6.8
(B)
That Rule 6.8 (B) (ii) and (iii) – Playing Restrictions (County and Province) – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 76-77) be amended to read as follows:
(ii) Add to the Rule "subject to the player being Over 18 years as defined in Rule 6.16
(iii) Add to the Rule "subject to the player being Over 18 years as defined in Rule 6.16
Rule affected – Rules 6.3 and 6.8.
Rules Advisory Committee
(31)
That Rule 6.7(B) (2) – Playing Restrictions (Club) – Official Guide Part 1 (page 74) be amended by the first line of (a) and (b) reading:
"With an Independent Under 21, Minor or Younger Grade Team".
Rule Affected – Rule 3.19(n)
Rules Advisory Committee
(32)
(A) That Rule 6.11(b)(vi) – Sanctions - Official Guide Part 1 –(page 80) be amended to read as follows:
"A player who has received a Sanction shall not be eligible to play with his Own Club in Ireland (other than in exceptional circumstances to be determined by Central Council from time to time) for the 30 days after the date of approval of his Sanction in Croke Park but is eligible to play with his Own County.
(B) That Rule 6.11(b)(vii) – Sanctions - Official Guide Part 1 (page 80) - be amended to read as follows:
"A Sanctioned player who returns to Ireland and plays with his Own Club may not subsequently return to resume playing in America or Canada in the same year.
Rules Advisory Committee
(33)
(A) That Rule 6.13 (1)(a) – Inter-Club Intermediate - Official Guide Part 1 (page 82) be reworded as follows:
"These who are currently graded as Club Senior Championship status in the Code"
(B) That Rule 6.13(2)(a) – Inter-Club Intermediate - Official Guide Part 1 (page 82) be reworded as follows:
"Those who are currently graded as Club Senior or Intermediate Championship status in the Code."
Rule affected: Rules 6.18 and 6.19
Rules Advisory Committee
(34)
Amend Rule 6.18 – Club Championship and League Status of players – Official Guide Part 1 (pages 86-87) as follows:
In Section leading with the words
"A player shall not lose his current Championship Status by"; Insert:
(1) Playing in a Senior or Intermediate Championship on a Divisional or Group Senior or
Intermediate team.
(2) Playing on a College Club team in a Senior Championship, as allowed by Rule 6.7,
Exception (3).
Current provisions (1) and (2) to become (3) and (4).
Rules affected – Rules 6.13 and 6.19
Rules Advisory Committee
(35)
That Rule 6.19 – Gradings of Clubs and Players - Official Guide Part 1 (page 87) be amended to read
A County Committee shall delegate responsibility for dealing with applications for Regrading to its Competitions Control Committee subject to the following:
(a) The County Committee shall retain the right to make the final decision on an application for Regrading by a Club.
(b) A Player aggrieved by a decision on his application for Regrading shall have the right of appeal to the County Hearings Committee whose decision shall be final. The appeal shall be made within three working days of the receipt of notification of the decision, it shall state the grounds on which the appeal is being made and shall be signed by the appellant player. Other formalities regarding submission of appeal (e.g. provision of duplicate copy, fee) outlined in Rule 7.11 (f) to (i), are not applicable in this case. All other relevant sections of Rule 7.11 shall apply. An appeal may only be upheld on the basis of the provisions outlined in Rule 7.11(o).
The remainder of the Rule to be unchanged.
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GAA Discussion / Burns wants rid of Tricolour & Anthem to attract Protestants to GAA
September 28, 2015, 10:18:36 PM
This man has obviously changed his views to suit where he wants to go, the presidency of the GAA. I'm sure his views in the article below are completely at odds with the people in his club and the parents of the children in his school. In an interview with Eamon Mallie, Jarlath Burns states:
Jarlath Burns: Gaa can reach out to Protestants
A former GAA star and one of the sport's leading voices would get rid of the Irish tricolour at games if it helped bring about reconciliation with unionists.
Jarlath Burns also said he would support the ending of the playing of the Irish national anthem if it helped the sport reach out to Protestants.
The former Armagh senior football captain is now chairman of the Rules Committee in GAA headquarters at Croke Park and has been tipped as a potential head of the organisation in the future.
He is also the principal of St Paul's High School in Bessbrook, south Armagh, secretary of Silverbridge Harps GAC and a fluent Irish speaker.
Mr Burns is regarded as one of the most progressive voices in Gaelic sport and republicanism, and was a member of the Eames-Bradley group that produced a controversial report on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles. In July, he praised the outreach work of the Orange Order - and defended the Order after complaints that an Irish tricolour was not flown at the reopening of its Belfast museum.
Last night, he told 'Eamonn Mallie Meets' on Irish TV that the GAA needed to reach out to the unionist community.
And he said that symbols usually associated with the GAA now meant less to him than they once did - and losing them could help build bridges with unionism.
Asked if he would have any reluctance over hauling down the green, white and orange flag flying over a GAA pitch, Mr Burns replied: "Yeah, it wouldn't cost me a thought - and you know this - flags are divisive - do we need to say that any louder?
"If somebody was to propose in the morning that they were going to get rid of them all, it wouldn't bother me at all. It's not one of the core values that I have.
"It's an overtly political thing, it's something which is specific to national borders, it's nothing to do with cultural - if I thought for a moment that suddenly [Ulster Unionist MLA] Tom Elliott would become our greatest fan I would get rid of them surely."
However, he added that "you could do all of those things and there would still be a section of unionism that would still feel repelled by the GAA because of our love of the Irish language for example".
He also accepted that while flags and anthems for him were divisive, getting rid of them "is not going to happen in the GAA".
Jarlath Burns: Gaa can reach out to Protestants
A former GAA star and one of the sport's leading voices would get rid of the Irish tricolour at games if it helped bring about reconciliation with unionists.
Jarlath Burns also said he would support the ending of the playing of the Irish national anthem if it helped the sport reach out to Protestants.
The former Armagh senior football captain is now chairman of the Rules Committee in GAA headquarters at Croke Park and has been tipped as a potential head of the organisation in the future.
He is also the principal of St Paul's High School in Bessbrook, south Armagh, secretary of Silverbridge Harps GAC and a fluent Irish speaker.
Mr Burns is regarded as one of the most progressive voices in Gaelic sport and republicanism, and was a member of the Eames-Bradley group that produced a controversial report on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles. In July, he praised the outreach work of the Orange Order - and defended the Order after complaints that an Irish tricolour was not flown at the reopening of its Belfast museum.
Last night, he told 'Eamonn Mallie Meets' on Irish TV that the GAA needed to reach out to the unionist community.
And he said that symbols usually associated with the GAA now meant less to him than they once did - and losing them could help build bridges with unionism.
Asked if he would have any reluctance over hauling down the green, white and orange flag flying over a GAA pitch, Mr Burns replied: "Yeah, it wouldn't cost me a thought - and you know this - flags are divisive - do we need to say that any louder?
"If somebody was to propose in the morning that they were going to get rid of them all, it wouldn't bother me at all. It's not one of the core values that I have.
"It's an overtly political thing, it's something which is specific to national borders, it's nothing to do with cultural - if I thought for a moment that suddenly [Ulster Unionist MLA] Tom Elliott would become our greatest fan I would get rid of them surely."
However, he added that "you could do all of those things and there would still be a section of unionism that would still feel repelled by the GAA because of our love of the Irish language for example".
He also accepted that while flags and anthems for him were divisive, getting rid of them "is not going to happen in the GAA".
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General discussion / Fiveways Newry makes £22m in last set of accounts
June 02, 2015, 08:51:54 PM
Not bad for a man who started out with a wee shop to what he has now. Absolute goldmine of a shop and a license to print money. Good luck to him, even if he is an Armagh man.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/triumph-for-fiveways-service-station-in-newry-after-it-is-listed-in-the-midmarket-100-31270586.html
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/triumph-for-fiveways-service-station-in-newry-after-it-is-listed-in-the-midmarket-100-31270586.html
#5
GAA Discussion / London Final live on Sky
August 31, 2014, 05:58:16 PM
Fulham Irish playing Tir Chonaill Gaels on Channel 191 Showcase
#6
GAA Discussion / Ulster Colleges
October 13, 2012, 06:59:14 PM
I see the MacRory Cup started today and St Colmans got off to a win. Why were there no other games played today as normally there who be four or five games on?
Report from Ulster Colleges website.
St Colman's open 90th MacRory Cup with win
October 13, 2012
Danske Bank MacRory Cup
St Colman's Newry 2-7 Omagh CBS 1-6
St Colman's Newry should be pleased with their opening victory in the Danske Bank MacRory Cup in Armagh on Saturday.
The record 19 times champions defeated Omagh CBS by 2-7 to 1-6, but head coach Cathal Murray saw it as a mixed bag.
"There were some good points and also a few of the other. We started well and finished well, but in between was a bit iffy."
"However overall I suppose you have to be happy to come away from your first league match with a win."
They can thank 4 unanswered points in the final 10 minutes from Keelan Rice, Jack Haughey (2) and corner-back Aidan McKernan for the victory – but in the first half it didn't look as if they would be dependant on late scores to collect the points.
Conal Brown had them ahead in the opening minute and goals from Dara Noonan (12th) and a superb individual effort from Jordan Fagan (20th) put them in command. They even missed a penalty in that opening period.
However a goal from Tom McGrath in the 22nd minute seemed to halt the Newry train.
They still led by 2-2 to 1-2 at the break, but points from Daragh Kavannagh (3) and Sean Fox reeled the lead in for the teams to head into the final 10 minutes level, 2-3 to 1-6.
St Colman's though stepped on the gas again and Jack Haughey's insurance point from a free 2 minutes from time collected the league points ahead of a derby game with a difference – a first ever MacRory meeting with new boys St Paul's Bessbrook.
Bassbrook play their postponed game with Enniskillen on Tuesday, but but before that on Monday evening it is the turn of St Patrick's Academy v St Mary's Magherafelt at Stewartstown (6pm).
St Colman's : Dara Noonan 1-0, Jordan Fagan 1-0, Jack Haughey 0-3 frees, Keelin Rice 0-2, Conal Brown 0-1, Aidan McKernan 0-1.
Omagh CBS : Tom McGrath 1-1, Daragh Kavannagh 0-4, 0-2 frees, Sean Fox 0-1.
Report from Ulster Colleges website.
St Colman's open 90th MacRory Cup with win
October 13, 2012
Danske Bank MacRory Cup
St Colman's Newry 2-7 Omagh CBS 1-6
St Colman's Newry should be pleased with their opening victory in the Danske Bank MacRory Cup in Armagh on Saturday.
The record 19 times champions defeated Omagh CBS by 2-7 to 1-6, but head coach Cathal Murray saw it as a mixed bag.
"There were some good points and also a few of the other. We started well and finished well, but in between was a bit iffy."
"However overall I suppose you have to be happy to come away from your first league match with a win."
They can thank 4 unanswered points in the final 10 minutes from Keelan Rice, Jack Haughey (2) and corner-back Aidan McKernan for the victory – but in the first half it didn't look as if they would be dependant on late scores to collect the points.
Conal Brown had them ahead in the opening minute and goals from Dara Noonan (12th) and a superb individual effort from Jordan Fagan (20th) put them in command. They even missed a penalty in that opening period.
However a goal from Tom McGrath in the 22nd minute seemed to halt the Newry train.
They still led by 2-2 to 1-2 at the break, but points from Daragh Kavannagh (3) and Sean Fox reeled the lead in for the teams to head into the final 10 minutes level, 2-3 to 1-6.
St Colman's though stepped on the gas again and Jack Haughey's insurance point from a free 2 minutes from time collected the league points ahead of a derby game with a difference – a first ever MacRory meeting with new boys St Paul's Bessbrook.
Bassbrook play their postponed game with Enniskillen on Tuesday, but but before that on Monday evening it is the turn of St Patrick's Academy v St Mary's Magherafelt at Stewartstown (6pm).
St Colman's : Dara Noonan 1-0, Jordan Fagan 1-0, Jack Haughey 0-3 frees, Keelin Rice 0-2, Conal Brown 0-1, Aidan McKernan 0-1.
Omagh CBS : Tom McGrath 1-1, Daragh Kavannagh 0-4, 0-2 frees, Sean Fox 0-1.
#7
GAA Discussion / Cormac Trust Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) - e-petition
September 15, 2012, 08:23:51 PM
I received this email and decided to pass it on. Please sign if you are interested and remember to click on the confirmation email that is sent to you.
PETITION TO THE UK GOVERNMENT TO DEMAND ACTION ON SADS
The Cormac Trust in association with the Oliver King Foundation in Liverpool would ask that you sign and send the e-petition below to the U.K. Government to demand action against SADS (Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome).
100,000 signatures are needed to ensure at least parliamentary debate.
The Oliver King Foundation was set up following the sudden death of Oliver, a fit and healthy young man who died while taking part in a swimming race in 2011, aged 12. Cormac McAnallen was 24 when he died suddenly, also fit and healthy, and neither had showed any previous symptoms of a heart condition.
The Cormac Trust and The Oliver King Foundation share similar aims, and demand that the UK Government take action on the following:
· To raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young (SADS).
· To set up a screening programme for all young people between 12 and 35.
· To place defibrillators in all public buildings, and provide training in their use.
Sportspeople are now being saved by defibrillators at the pitch.
E.g Chris McNeill (young soccer player from N.I.), Gabriel Tumelty (GAA referee) and Fabrice Muamba (Bolton Wanderers footballer) all survived a cardiac arrest because there was a defibrillator at the pitch side. We believe everyone deserves the same chance.
Each week between 12 and 19 young people are lost to SADS. in the United Kingdom, with at least 1 of these deaths occurring in Northern Ireland. Together we CAN make a difference.
You can all help by signing the e-petition:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29399
Please sign the petition and REMEMBER TO CLICK THE LINK ON THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL THAT THE GOVERNMENT SEND YOU!
PETITION TO THE UK GOVERNMENT TO DEMAND ACTION ON SADS
The Cormac Trust in association with the Oliver King Foundation in Liverpool would ask that you sign and send the e-petition below to the U.K. Government to demand action against SADS (Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome).
100,000 signatures are needed to ensure at least parliamentary debate.
The Oliver King Foundation was set up following the sudden death of Oliver, a fit and healthy young man who died while taking part in a swimming race in 2011, aged 12. Cormac McAnallen was 24 when he died suddenly, also fit and healthy, and neither had showed any previous symptoms of a heart condition.
The Cormac Trust and The Oliver King Foundation share similar aims, and demand that the UK Government take action on the following:
· To raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young (SADS).
· To set up a screening programme for all young people between 12 and 35.
· To place defibrillators in all public buildings, and provide training in their use.
Sportspeople are now being saved by defibrillators at the pitch.
E.g Chris McNeill (young soccer player from N.I.), Gabriel Tumelty (GAA referee) and Fabrice Muamba (Bolton Wanderers footballer) all survived a cardiac arrest because there was a defibrillator at the pitch side. We believe everyone deserves the same chance.
Each week between 12 and 19 young people are lost to SADS. in the United Kingdom, with at least 1 of these deaths occurring in Northern Ireland. Together we CAN make a difference.
You can all help by signing the e-petition:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29399
Please sign the petition and REMEMBER TO CLICK THE LINK ON THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL THAT THE GOVERNMENT SEND YOU!
#8
General discussion / Cookie law set to come into force
May 26, 2012, 05:48:25 PM
Taken from BBC website - just wondering does this apply to the Gaaboard?
Thousands of UK websites are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors.
European laws that define what details sites can record in text files called cookies come into force on 26 May.
Cookies are widely used to customise what repeat visitors see on a site and by advertisers to track users online.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it would offer help to non-compliant sites rather than take legal action against them.
Action plan
The regulations say websites must get "informed consent" from users before they record any detailed information in the cookies they store on visitors' computers.
Among websites that have complied with the law, getting consent has involved a pop-up box that explains the changes. Users are then asked to click to consent to having information recorded and told what will happen if they refuse.
UK firms have had 12 months to prepare for the change and the ICO has spent much of that time reminding businesses about their obligations.
The ICO has also updated its policy to allow organisations to use "implied consent" to comply. This means users do not have to make an explicit choice. Instead, their continued use of a site would be taken to mean they are happy for information to be gathered.
However, it was a "concern" for the ICO that so many sites were not yet compliant, said Dave Evans, group manager at the ICO who has led its work on cookies in the last 18 months. However, he added, it was not necessarily easy for companies to comply with the laws because of the amount of work it involved.
On busy sites, he said, an audit of current cookie practices could take time because of the sheer number of cookie files they regularly issue, monitor and update.
Mr Evans said the ICO was expecting sites that were not compliant to be able to demonstrate what work they had done in the last year to get ready.
Fines for non-compliance were unlikely to be levied, he said, because there was little risk that a non-compliant site would cause a serious breach of data protection laws that was likely to cause substantial damage and distress to a user.
It was planning to use formal undertakings or enforcement notices to make sites take action, he said.
"Those are setting out the steps we think they need to take in order to become compliant and when we expect them to be taking those steps," he said. "If they comply with one of those notices or sign one of those undertakings they are committing to doing this properly and that's the main point."
As well as advising firms, the ICO has also issued guidance to the public that explains what cookies are, how to change cookie settings and how to complain if they are worried about a site's policy.
Thousands of UK websites are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors.
European laws that define what details sites can record in text files called cookies come into force on 26 May.
Cookies are widely used to customise what repeat visitors see on a site and by advertisers to track users online.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it would offer help to non-compliant sites rather than take legal action against them.
Action plan
The regulations say websites must get "informed consent" from users before they record any detailed information in the cookies they store on visitors' computers.
Among websites that have complied with the law, getting consent has involved a pop-up box that explains the changes. Users are then asked to click to consent to having information recorded and told what will happen if they refuse.
UK firms have had 12 months to prepare for the change and the ICO has spent much of that time reminding businesses about their obligations.
The ICO has also updated its policy to allow organisations to use "implied consent" to comply. This means users do not have to make an explicit choice. Instead, their continued use of a site would be taken to mean they are happy for information to be gathered.
However, it was a "concern" for the ICO that so many sites were not yet compliant, said Dave Evans, group manager at the ICO who has led its work on cookies in the last 18 months. However, he added, it was not necessarily easy for companies to comply with the laws because of the amount of work it involved.
On busy sites, he said, an audit of current cookie practices could take time because of the sheer number of cookie files they regularly issue, monitor and update.
Mr Evans said the ICO was expecting sites that were not compliant to be able to demonstrate what work they had done in the last year to get ready.
Fines for non-compliance were unlikely to be levied, he said, because there was little risk that a non-compliant site would cause a serious breach of data protection laws that was likely to cause substantial damage and distress to a user.
It was planning to use formal undertakings or enforcement notices to make sites take action, he said.
"Those are setting out the steps we think they need to take in order to become compliant and when we expect them to be taking those steps," he said. "If they comply with one of those notices or sign one of those undertakings they are committing to doing this properly and that's the main point."
As well as advising firms, the ICO has also issued guidance to the public that explains what cookies are, how to change cookie settings and how to complain if they are worried about a site's policy.
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