GAA President Jarlath Burns has paid tribute to the Football Review Committee (FRC) following the ratification of its rule enhancements at Special Congress earlier today.

All 62 motions were endorsed by delegates at Croke Park and are set to come into effect from January 1 next year.

Speaking at Special Congress, Burns thanked the FRC members for the “incredible work” that they’ve put in since the committee was put together in the early part of last year.

“We knew that this game of Gaelic football needed serious surgery if it was going to be the game that we knew it could become and now it has,” the Armagh man is quoted saying by GAA.ie.

“We've watched a full year of the game being played at all levels and we really like what we see and it's important we recognise the people who did the work on this and that's the Football Review Committee.

“I want to thank the FRC members, some of whom are here today, for the incredible work that they put in. They achieved every one of the goals that they set out to.

“They began with this vision that they wanted to make Gaelic football the best field sport to play and watch and participate in. I think, based on what we have seen this year, they have done that and the club championships that we have seen so far have really cemented that.

“So, we pay tribute to all of them. The brevity of today's proceedings was a real vote of confidence in the work that they have done and we have all learned a lot as to how to achieve change in the GAA through the work that the FRC have done.”

GAA President Jarlath Burns paid tribute to the Football Review Committee after all their rule enhancements were ratified at GAA Special Congress today. #GAABelong

— The GAA (@officialgaa) October 4, 2025

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