The GAA has confirmed that the winners of next Sunday's All-Ireland SHC will be the first to be presented with the re-designed All-Ireland medal. The new medal design includes the newly redesigned heritage crest of the GAA. The original identity of the GAA stemmed from the first All-Ireland medal, crafted around 1910, it drew its inspiration from the Irish High Cross. On the new heritage crest the name, GAA, sits at the heart. The date, 1884 is a reminder of the foundation of the GAA and also of the founding fathers. The words, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael remain, etched within the cross to record the contribution made to the preservation of Irish, the oldest written vernacular language in Europe. The cross itself remains an iconic symbol of Ireland. Tweet

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