Gaelic Athletic Association Congress

GAA Congress is an annual gathering of the Gaelic Athletic Association in which changes to the rule book, the Official Guide, may be undertaken, where the year is reviewed, and a new President of the association formally takes office. It is a democratic meeting in which delegates from GAA county boards and provincial councils have speaking and voting rights.

GAA Congress can attract a lot of public attention depending on what issues are being voted upon. For example, the 2001 Congress was watched closely when it voted to overturn Rule 21, the ban on members of the British security forces from GAA membership.^[1] The 2005 Congress was particularly significant; it made the historic vote to relax Rule 42, allowing Croke Park to be used by the Irish rugby and association football authorities during the reconstruction of their stadium at Lansdowne Road.^[2]

References

↑ "Rule 21 is ‘history’ says GAA president". 2001-11-19. Retrieved 2010-01-29. "GAA sanctions Rule 21 abolition". RTÉ News. 2001-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
↑ "Ireland must wait to enjoy Croke craic". Retrieved 2007-02-11.

Gaelic Athletic Association

Glossary of terms

Overview	Foundation Headquarters Congress President History Rule 21 Rule 42 125th anniversary events

Founder members	Clare Cork Kilkenny Limerick Louth Meath Tipperary Waterford Wexford

Presidents	Maurice Davin Edward Bennet Peter Kelly Frank Dineen Michael Deering James Nowlan Daniel McCarthy Patrick Breen Liam Clifford Seán Ryan Seán McCarthy Bob O'Keeffe Pádraig MacNamee Séamus Gardiner Dan O'Rourke Michael Kehoe Vincent O'Donoghue Séamus McFerran Joseph Stuart Aodh Ó Broin Alf Ó Muirí Séamus Ó Riain Pádraig Ó Fainín Donal Ó Cianáin Con Murphy Pádraig Mac Floinn Paddy Buggy Mick Loftus John Dowling Peter Quinn Jack Boothman Joe McDonagh Seán McCague Seán Kelly Nickey Brennan Christy Cooney Liam O'Neill Aogán Ó Fearghaíl

County games	Counties County colours County nicknames Clubs GAA Interprovincial Championship All-Ireland Senior Football Championship All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Provincial councils	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster Britain

Related articles	Croke Park Stadiums Scór Annual Congress Féile na nGael Higher Education Games Administration Committee

Camogie Football Handball Hurling Ladies' football Rounders

Governing bodies of the Gaelic Athletic Association

GAA Provinces and Counties

Provincial councils	Connacht Council Leinster Council Munster Council Ulster Council British Council

Counties of Connacht	Galway Leitrim Mayo Roscommon Sligo

Counties of Leinster	Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Counties of Munster	Clare Cork Kerry Limerick Tipperary Waterford

Counties of Ulster	Antrim Armagh Cavan Derry Donegal Down Fermanagh Monaghan Tyrone

Counties of Britain	Gloucestershire Hertfordshire Lancashire London Scotland Warwickshire Yorkshire

Other counties	Asian Australasia Canadian Europe New York North American (USA excluding New York)

Non-county bodies	Annual Congress Féile na nGael Higher Education Games Administration Committee Scór

Associated bodies	GAA Handball Camogie Association Ladies' Gaelic Football Association Irish Collegiate Handball Association

Structure of the Gaelic Athletic Association

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