THE GPA’S MOTION to prioritise integration with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association and the Camogie Association, was passed by an overwhelming margin today at the GAA’s Annual Congress.
89.8% of the vote supported the motion from the GAA players’ group at the Congress which took place at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan in Mayo.
.@kinsella_maria proposed the motion and all speakers spoke in favour including a passionate contribution from former president Liam O’Neill #equality pic.twitter.com/WFDmUf13T0
— GPA (@gaelicplayers) February 26, 2022
Elsewhere the motion to revamp the GAA underage competitions at inter-county level was defeated. The plan sought to create a new U19 competition instead of the present U20 format and that would have seen the minor grade (U17) becoming a developmental one. It failed to get the required 60% vote, with only 55.6% supporting the change.
On a related matter, there were motions brought forward to change the inter-county minor grade back to U18 from the U17 format, but the three were withdrawn as GAA President Larry McCarthy stated a Special Congress may be held later this year to discuss underage grades.
