Lee Keegan Wants To See One Popular GAA Rule Change Reversed For 2026

With the inter-county GAA season now in the rearview mirror, there is no doubt that the new rules introduced to Gaelic football for 2025 had a positive impact on the game.

Games were far more entertaining to watch for supporters this season, with more attacking football and much higher scoring affairs. Overall, the new laws were a net positive.

Of course, there is no guarantee that the new rules will be here to stay. Congress will vote on the laws later this year at which point it will be decided what ones will stick around for the 2026 GAA season.

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The Football Rules Committee have continued to consider new rules even after the end of the inter-county season, with a four-point goal and halfway violation rule tested out at a game in Dublin last night.

It remains to be seen if any new additions will be made to the game ahead of 2026, while there is also the possibility that some of the current rules could be gotten rid of.

Writing in his column for RTÉ, Lee Keegan admitted that he would like to see one particular rule removed before next season.

Personally, I'm still not sold on the hooter, in any guise. The initial hooter rule, where it halted the game regardless of what was happening on the pitch, brought its own problems, as we saw with the controversy over Meath's late winning goal in Mullingar in the league.

The change they made towards the end of the league, where the game is over once the ball goes dead, promoted the scenario we witnessed at the end of the first half of the final as Kerry nursed possession until the hooter sounded to ensure they had the final attempt on goal.

Call me old-school but I rewind the clock back to 2024 on this one. Bring back injury-time, with the final whistle at the discretion of the referee.

This is certainly a controversial take, with the hooter proving to be a largely popular addition to Gaelic football in 2025. However, Keegan believes that it can somewhat take away from the drama in a game.

It remains to be seen what the GAA authorities will recommend on the matter.