Jack O’Connor: ‘For whatever reason, this one seemed to matter more to Kerry people’
Five-time winning manager believes this season was David Clifford’s best to date
Football Review Committee (FRC)
The National Football League has a completely daft schedule. Players deserve better
If we insist on playing the league, the central idea must be to play fewer games and make them all more meaningful
Seán Moran: GAA rule on amateurism is a busted flush, so let’s change it
The GAA should ask how amateurism is viewed by its wider membership, and how best to protect the volunteerism ethos
Malachy Clerkin: The Jim Gavin fiasco was a long overdue humbling for GAA exceptionalism
Micheál Martin had his head turned by Gavin’s football success, forgetting it’s just a sport, no better or worse than the rest
Triumphant Football Review Committee tired, but looking to future after special congress
Even in absence of Jim Gavin, there was no derailing football’s reforms
GAA keen to maintain work of Football Review Committee with future changes considered
Four points for a goal and handpass rules among ideas to be reviewed
GAA special congress: Clock hooter to continue to operate in football matches
Approval of delegates was more sparing, at 67-33, whereas other motions passed at more than 90 per cent
GAA Special Congress explainer: Football changes expected to sail into the rule book
FRC chair Jim Gavin likely to take a lower-key role in the political circumstances
Full steam ahead for GAA club referees grappling with new rules
Donal Smyth says officials adapting well although further challenges lie ahead
Intercounty players back adoption of FRC rules with 94% reporting improved playing experience
Special Congress to vote on Saturday on adopting new football rules on a permanent basis
Gaelic football’s FRC awakening has to be a process, not a destination
Saturday’s special congress will accept nearly all the proposals. That should be only the start
Amendment to two-point score rules to be proposed at special congress
Goalkeepers circumvented rule on two-pointers by getting on ball as it went over
Further intervention may be needed to get a grip on issue of hand-passing - Paul Earley
Key issue for coach has been the need for rebalancing in terms of creating contests for the ball, which is undermined by long bouts of possession football
Denis Walsh: GAA must take a leap on paying managers and deal with the consequences
Piety about amateurism belongs to a bygone era
Seán Moran: The FRC set out to save football but may also have rescued referees
Collaborative approach to new rules ensured widespread co-operation between stakeholders
GAA referees signal approval for Football Review Committee rule changes
‘I didn’t think it was going to work as well ... But when there is jeopardy and there is intensity, players still were disciplined.’
Four-point goals and handpass restrictions: My experience of playing with football’s latest experimental rules
Ciarán Kirk took part in an intriguing test of the FRC’s latest experimental rules with his club Round Towers
Colm Collins critical of Munster decision to separate Cork and Kerry in football championship
FRC member calls for another national committee to review competition structures
Seán Moran: Kerry find a way to do the usual when a ‘big year’ arrives
Ultimately, no team harnessed the FRC amendments to greater effect
It wouldn’t be an All-Ireland weekend without Jim Gavin
Former Dublin manager guided his county to six All-Irelands, but on this occasion he guided debate
Two-point shots are affecting All-Ireland matches, but not in the ways you might expect
Only three games in the championship had their result changed by two-pointers
The GAA’s sceptical relationship with time keeping is not a new phenomenon
Since its introduction, the FRC’s match clock has been one of the most troublesome amendments
Chopping and changing of football rules is ‘frustrating’, says Oisín O’Neill
The 50-metre penalty for a foul on a player who catches kickout mark was removed in council vote
Kickout mark rule changed after central council vote
Fifty-metre penalty for foul removed and amended rule to be in operation by weekend
FRC propose adjustment to 50m penalty for foul on player catching kick-out mark
Free would be taken from the spot where the foul occurs under proposal
Nicky English: The rules that hurling could, and should, steal from football immediately
Football has been transformed by new rules, some of which would transfer very effectively to hurling
Dean Rock: Rory Beggan is Monaghan’s ace card who stops forwards at one end and puts fear in defenders down the other
Dean Rock: Goalkeeper’s ability to kick two-pointers could send them far in the championship
Malachy Clerkin: It’s the glorious mystery of sport that keeps us coming back for more
Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we kid ourselves so often and so fecklessly?
Antrim vs Armagh tactical analysis: Difference between two teams will be apples and oranges
The gulf between Division One and Division Three/Four is starkly evident when you look at what players do off the ball
Seán Moran: Fundamental GAA truth – the box office needs contests
Uncompetitive fixtures as big a turn-off as defensive football
TV View: Liberation day for football championship as new rules kick in
Munster fans will have Saturday’s date tattooed in their memories forever following defeat of La Rochelle
‘There’s no control in games anymore’: Darragh Ó Sé, Dean Rock and Conor McManus chat about the 2025 All-Ireland
Donegal’s kickers, Kerry’s midfield, the unreasonable demands of a condensed season - our football columnists run the rule over the summer ahead
Jim Gavin defends managers’ reluctance to share data with Football Review Committee
'I do have some sympathy in terms of everybody getting comfortable with the integrity of the process'
Monaghan put their faith in Rory Beggan’s boot but Kerry know goals win games
Kevin McStay launches a feeble attack, new rules ready for the real test, and Croke Park fails to draw the masses
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