GAA formally recognises GPA image rights in new four-year deal

Saturday’s Central Council meeting in Croke Park has approved a new protocol agreed between the GAA and the Gaelic Players Association after a year’s negotiation, which will apply for the next four years, 2026-29. It provides a 15 per cent share of gross – previously, this was net – Central Council commercial revenue to the GPA as well as a restructuring of the Le Chéile Model (the GAA/GPA joint commercial venture). Last year the players’ body received more than €3 million in core funding. This additional revenue will go towards a new joint GAA/GPA student...