About us
The organisation is based on the traditional parishes and counties of Ireland.As a community-based organisation, it is often stated that it is difficult to determine where the community end sand the GAA club starts as they generally overlap and are intertwined. The GAA has over 2,200 clubs in all 32 counties of Ireland.
Every summer the inter-county All-Ireland Championships in hurling and football capture the attention of the Irish public, and regional towns heave with the arrival of large numbers of supporters and the colour, noise and excitement that they bring. In the region of 1.5 million people attend the GAA Championships from May to September.
The Association today promotes Gaelic games such as Hurling, Football, Handball and Rounders and works with sister organisations to promote Ladies Football and Camogie. The Association also promotes Irish music, song and dance and the Irish language as an integral part of its objectives. The GAA has remained an amateur Association since its founding. Players, even at the highest level, do not receive payment for playing and the volunteer ethos remains one of the most important aspects of the GAA.
T&C's
Rules and Regulations
Disciplinary Process Summary
Misconduct at Games Infraction
- The Competitions Control Committee proposes a penalty. It is either accepted or rejected.
- If an individual or unit does not accept the purposed penalty, a Hearing is granted.
- The Hearings Committee (decision makers) either impose a penalty or exonerate based on evidence presented during the Hearing.
- If a penalty is imposed by the Hearings Committee, and the Defending Party is not willing to accept the imposed penalty, then an Appeal can be lodged to the Appeals Committee.
- The Appeal is heard by the Appeals Committee. If an Appeal is unsuccessful then the penalty remains imposed and all avenues of Appeal are now exhausted within the GAA (The Appeal can only be successful where there has been a clear infringement or misapplication of Rule by the Hearings Committee or the Appellant’s right to a fair hearing has otherwise been compromised to such extent that a clear injustice has occurred).
- However, if the Defending Party is still not willing to accept the imposed penalty, a request for Arbitration may be lodged to the DRA (Disputes Resolution Authority) who are an external Independent Body
Central Disciplinary Committees An Lárchoiste Éisteachta (The Central Hearings Committee)
The Central Hearings Committee adjudicates on hearing requested arising from Disciplinary Matters relating to:
- The Enforcement of Rules arising from matters & competitions under the jurisdiction of the Central Council.
- Exception: A Hearing of an Objection/Counter Objection is the function of the Central Competitions Control Committee.
- Misconduct arising from the Provincial Inter-County Senior Championship Games.
- Match Regulations arising from Games under the jurisdiction of the Central Council and from the Provincial Inter-County Senior Championships
