2017 GAA CONGRESS MOTIONS
Motion 2 (CCCC / Central Council)
- Confines the Liam MacCarthy Cup to ten teams – five in Munster and five in Leinster
- Provincial Championships be run on a round-robin basis, with each team having two home and two away games
- Winners in each province qualify for All-Ireland semi-finals
- Third-placed teams would meet beaten provincial finalists in All-Ireland quarter-finals
- One team from either Leinster or Munster relegated
- Replaced by winners of newly-proposed Tier Two Championship
- Tier Two competition comprises six teams, to reduce to five in 2019
- Christy Ring and Nicky Rackard Cups to become round-robin competitions
PASSED - YES 62% NO 38%
Motion 9 (CCCC / Central Council)
- Reform under-21 championship to include Galway and agreed Ulster teams in Leinster
- Provincial winners go straight into All-Ireland final
PASSED – YES 72% NO 28%
Motion 10 (Offaly)
- Galway under-21s play in Munster and any Ulster teams that wish to do so play in Leinster
REJECTED – YES 32% NO 68%
Motion 11
- All-Ireland under-21 semi-finals to continue between Munster and Leinster finalists
PASSED – YES 78% NO 22%
Motion 12
- Chosen Ulster teams, as agreed by Ulster and Leinster Councils, to participate in Leinster minor championship
- Galway to enter at a round-robin stage with beaten finalists from Munster and Leinster
- Two of those three qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals
PASSED – YES 90% NO 10%
CENTRAL COUNCIL MOTIONS TO FACILITATE THE PLAYING OF CLUB GAMES
Motion 13 – CCCC/Ard Chomhairle
That Rule 6.40(a) Tournament Games be amended to permit Inter-County Tournament games to be organised up to the Under 16 Grade only.
PASSED – YES 64% NO 36%
Motion 14 – CCCC/Ard Chomhairle
That Rule 6.41(b) – Challenge Games be amended to provide that after the conclusion of the National Hurling and Football League, an Inter-County Challenge Game in that code may only be played on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday (except within the period specified in Rule 6.22(a) in accordance with which Inter-County players are not expected to fulfil Inter-Club Championship Games).
A Penalty for breach is provided.
PASSED – YES 84% NO 16%
Motion 15 – CCCC/Ard Chomhairle
That Rule 6.22 (a) Inter-County Players Availability to Clubs be amended by reducing by three days the periods during which Inter-County players shall not be expected to fulfil Inter-Club Championship fixtures prior to Inter-County Championship games in the same Code i.e. All-Ireland Finals reduced from a maximum of 20 days to 17 days and all Other Games from a maximum of 13 days to 10 days.
A Penalty for breach is provided.
PASSED – YES 91% NO 9%
Motion 16 – CCCC/Ard Chomhairle
That Rule 3.6(a) of the Rules of Specification be amended to provide that if a game in the All-Ireland Football Qualifiers, Knock-Out games in the National Leagues and Provincial Club Championships end in a draw after extra time, that two additional periods of extra time of five minutes each shall be played and if still level after the additional extra time the result will be determined by a free-taking competition, the Regulations for which will be determined by the Central Council.
PASSED – YES 80% NO 20%
Motion 17 – CCCC/Ard Chomhairle
That Rule 3.6(b) Rules of Specification be amended to provide that if a Replay of a Provincial Senior Championship Final ends in a draw after extra-time, two additional periods of extra time of five minutes each shall be played.
PASSED – YES 92% NO 8%
Motion 18 – CCCC/Ard Chomhairle
That Rule 6.40(k) be amended to provide that adult pre-season Inter-County Competitions organised by Provincial Councils shall be completed before the final round of games in Division 1 of the respective National Leagues.
PASSED – YES 87% NO 13%
Motion 19 – CCCC/Ard Chomhairle
That a new section of Rule 6.25 be adopted to provide that the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Champion of Britain shall participate within the Provincial Club Championship Structure of Ireland, on the basis of arrangements determined by the Central Council.
DEFERRED
AGE GRADES
Motion 20 – Minor Review Workgroup/Ard Chomhairle
(1) It proposes that underage Age Grades at Club level be altered from Under 12, 14, 16 and 18 to Under 11, 13, 15 and 17.
(2) It further proposes that the lower age level eligibility at different levels not be altered.
Example: In the case of Under 18 – a player shall have celebrated his 14th birthday prior to January 1st of the Championship year. Effectively the eligibility age span in each case is reduced by one year.
DEFERRED
PLAYING RULES
Motion 21 – Standing Committee on Playing Rules/Ard Chomhairle
This relates to the kick-out in Football.
(1) The proposal is that the ball must additionally travel “outside the 20 metre line” before being played by another player of the defending team.
PASSED – YES 82% NO 18%
Motion 22 – Standing Committee on Playing Rules/Ard Chomhairle
This proposes the amendment of Technical Foul/Penalty in Rule 4.20 if Motion 21 is approved.
PASSED
