Sinéad Kissane: Trust and timelines; the GAA need to restore both to get integration back on track

Sinéad Kissane: Trust and timelines; the GAA need to restore both to get integration back on track Mary McAleese stepped down as chair of the Steering Committee on Integration  © Sam Barnes/SportsfileSinéad KissaneSpecial Correspondent, Sport9 Sep 2026 8:30 PM

We can’t be sure if the big bosses in the GAA ever heard of the slang acronym FAFO, or f**k around, find out. It came to mind following Dr Mary McAleese’s decision to press the nuclear button and publicly castigate the GAA following her decision to step down as chair of the integration steering group after the Association “blocked” the plan for next year’s integration.