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Rule 21 of the

police forces in Great Britain, which affected London GAA and the other British GAA
affiliates.

Rule 21 stated:[1][2]

Members of the British armed forces or police shall not be eligible for membership of the Association.
A member of the Association participating in dances, or similar entertainment, promoted by or under the patronage of such bodies, shall incur suspension of at least three months.

The rule was abolished after the establishment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) as part of the Northern Ireland peace process.

Origin

Rule 21 was introduced in 1897 and reflected the rise of "advanced nationalism", with the GAA and other

soccer and rugby union.[4][5][6] In 1938 Douglas Hyde, recently inaugurated as first President of Ireland, was removed as Patron of the GAA after attending an Irish soccer international.[4] After Rule 27 was abolished in 1971, it was Rule 21 and Rule 42, which prohibited foreign games being played at GAA grounds, which were the focus of debate.[5][7]

Northern Ireland

After the 1922 creation of the

Sports Council for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Department of Education made funding grants to GAA bodies while Rule 21 was in force, but at a lower level than would otherwise have been the case.[12]

Abolition

During the Northern Ireland peace process, abolishing Rule 21 was advocated by unionists, political leaders in the Republic, and the Independent Commission on Policing in Northern Ireland, whose report led to the replacement of the RUC by the PSNI.[8][13] This was for two reasons: to boost nationalist trust of the police, and to improve unionist trust of the GAA. Nationalists were underrepresented in the RUC, contributing to a self-sustaining cycle of mistrust of it as unionist-biased; on the other hand, unionists saw Rule 21 as evidence of the GAA's support for republican violence. If the GAA ended its prohibition on membership, a reformed police force would be more likely to attract nationalist recruits. The prospect of unionist police officers joining the GAA was not a major consideration.[11]

Motions at the GAA congress to change a given rule can only be raised once every three years and require a two-thirds majority of delegates.

GAA president, was personally in favour and all delegates from the Republic supported abolition; although only Down GAA of the six Northern Ireland counties voted in favour, the Ulster delegates felt the establishment of the PSNI had sufficiently altered the situation not to make more than a token objection.[18][1] A poll of Northern nationalists found that 57% supported abolition, with 25% opposed.[19]

The British Universities GAA joined the

Irish Guards GAA to take part in London junior championships.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Breheny, Martin (19 November 2001). "Rule 21 goes quietly into history books". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "GAA's Rule 21: November 17, 2001". Irish Independent. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^
    Irish Echo
    . Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Articles on the history of the GAA > The Removal of Douglas Hyde as Patron of the Association, 1938". Library & Archive. GAA Museum. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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  7. ^ Finegan, Shane (27 May 2011). "The role played by Tom Woulfe in the campaign (1959–1971) to remove the Ban on Foreign Games (Rule 27) from the rulebook of the GAA" (PDF). Winners of Secondary School Essay Competition. GAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b c Cronin, Mike (Fall 1999). "Ignoring Postcolonialism: The Gaelic Athletic Association and the Language of Colony". Jouvert: A Journal of Postcolonial Studies. 4 (1: Ireland 2000). North Carolina State University: College of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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  10. ^ "No regrets as a Catholic in the RUC". BBC Online. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Support divided as GAA consider lifting controversial rule 21 ban". The Irish Times. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 26 August 2015. few seriously believe British soldiers or members of Northern Ireland's brand new police service will be queuing up outside GAA clubs after the weekend
  12. ^ Sugden, John; Scott Harvie (1995). "Sport and Community Relations in Northern Ireland". CAIN. pp. 1.5.2 – Gaelic Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2015. Official funding for the GAA has been forthcoming through the Department of Education for Northern Ireland (DENI) and the Sports Council for Northern Ireland but has been limited by the continued existence of Rule 21 which excludes members of Northern Ireland's security forces from joining.(24) This rule means that Gaelic organisations are treated by the government as clubs with restricted membership. As such they are only entitled to between 50% and 33.5% grant aid towards the cost of facilities development.
  13. ^ Independent Commission On Policing For Northern Ireland (9 September 1999). "Recruitment" (PDF). A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland - The Report of the Independent Commission on Policing in Northern Ireland. p. 89; §15.2. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  14. ^ a b c Moran, Sean (4 January 1996). "Central Council hold key to new Rule 21 debate". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Will Rule 21 Be Debated at GAA Congress?". RTÉ Archives. RTÉ. 1995. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  16. ^
    CAIN
    . pp. Saturday 30 May 1998. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Chronology of the Conflict 2001". CAIN. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  18. ^ Foley, Cliona (30 October 2001). "GAA set to decommission Rule 21". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  19. ^ "GAA faces North-South battle on move to drop security forces ban". The Irish Times. 27 May 1998. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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  21. ^ "PSNI lined up for historic Croker date with Garda". Belfast Telegraph. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  22. ^ Moriarty, Gerry (7 April 2011). "Symbolism potent as local GAA club members pass coffin to police officers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  23. ^ "GAA accepts first British Army team". BBC News. 15 September 2015.
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