Overview
- Delegates elect the GAA’s 42nd president on Friday, with John Murphy (Sligo), Ger Ryan (Tipperary) and Derek Kent (Wexford) vying to succeed Jarlath Burns in 2027.
- A Saturday protest led by Irish Sport for Palestine targets the exclusion of county motions seeking to end Allianz sponsorship after a UN report, following an EIC recommendation to retain the link and a Rules Advisory ruling that such motions were inappropriate.
- Scheduling choices include Motion 14 to finish All-Ireland finals by the 32nd Sunday of the year, scrap pre-season competitions and grant finalist counties provincial byes, set against GPA-backed Motion 8 to cap the inter-county season at 30 weekends.
- Governance and welfare measures feature Motion 15 to require county certification tied to player welfare and amateur-status compliance, alongside a proposal to give Central Council final authority to interpret association codes.
- Hurling reforms on the floor include Laois’s Motion Six to abolish preliminary quarter-finals and revise the Joe McDonagh Cup knockout pathway, with a separate Motion 18 offering an alternative if Six does not pass, and a Clontarf proposal would tie county eligibility to eight club games in the previous year.