Overview
- Delegates were forced to adjourn when demonstrators entered the Hogan Stand auditorium, chanted against Allianz and unfurled a banner behind the top table.
- Jarlath Burns reported injuries to security personnel and volunteers and said the GAA will review its security procedures.
- Organisers identified by a political statement included the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Irish Sport for Palestine and Gaels Against Genocide.
- The GAA had decided in December to retain its Allianz deal following an Ethics and Integrity Commission recommendation after a UN report linked Allianz’s parent via PIMCO to Israeli government bonds.
- Congress later resumed and closed, but county motions urging an end to the Allianz sponsorship were not taken up, as former Tyrone captain Peter Canavan accused the GAA of burying the debate.