A GPA statement, signed by 11 Liam MacCarthy Cup captains, has called on the GAA to withdraw the proposal that counties with less than five adult hurling clubs should be excluded from playing in the Allianz Hurling League from 2025.
All-Ireland champions Dublin head up an impressive five county spread with five places on the PwC Football All-Stars for 2023 with provincial champions Kerry and Derry claiming four slots each and one each for Monaghan and Roscommon.
Aaron Gillane and David Clifford were last night crowned the undisputed kings of hurling and football when they were voted by their peers as the PwC GAA/GPA Hurler and Footballer of the Year at the PwC All-Stars at Dublin's RDS in Ballsbridge.
Limerick's four in a row success in the All-Ireland senior hurling championship sees them again dominate the PwC Hurling All-Star team with seven places on the coveted final 15 for 2023.
Holder Kerry will begin the defence of their Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 crown with a glamour clash against Dublin on the opening weekend of the 2024 campaign.
The GAA has announced the overall players of the year in the Tailteann Cup football championship and in the Joe McDonagh, Christy Ring, Nickey Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup hurling competitions.
The Royals rule the roost in this years Tailteann Cup Team of the Year, with the reigning champions claiming a spectacular eight spots in this prestigious selection.
The Carlow hurlers are the dominant force in the 2023 Joe McDonagh Team of the Year, with the two-time victors claiming a magnificent seven spots in this star-studded selection, representing five counties.
The Meath hurlers lead the way in this year's Ring, Rackard, Meagher Champion 15 selection, claiming an impressive five spots on this formidable team, with a further five counties also represented.
It is almost one hundred years since the Sam Maguire Cup was first awarded to the winner of the All-Ireland Football Championship, the pinnacle of sporting ambition for generations of Gaelic footballers.
The opening round of fixtures in the 2023/2024 Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster PP Schools Under 19 A Football Championship) have been decimated by the wet weather.
Cratloe were crowned Clare senior football champions for the first time since their double-winning year of 2014 and a third time overall following a 1-10 to 1-8 victory over St Breckan's at Cusack Park yesterday.
The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) is set to call on the GAA to remove its pre-season competitions after a motion was passed at their annual general meeting this morning (Saturday).
The TUS Dr Harty Cup (Munster U19 'A' Schools Hurling Championship) got underway yesterday with holders Cashel Community School losing by a point, 0-20 to 1-18, to Cork's Gaelcholáiste Mhuire in Ballyea.
Clonlara will face Crusheen in this year's Clare senior hurling championship final after seeing off Feakle by 0-23 to 0-15 at Cusack Park, Ennis this afternoon.
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