The GAA’s Games Intelligence Unit (GIU) is now operational with the first report expected after the league concludes. In 2025, the GIU provided data and statistical analysis for the Football Review Committee (FRC) as they monitored the impact of the new rules. The GIU project lead is Johnny Bradley, a highly-regarded analyst who is also the Programme Director for the MSc in Sports Performance Analysis at SETU. “Objective data analysis by the Games Intelligence Unit (GIU), and the support of the performance analyst community was central to the success of the rules project. “The positive football experience this year may well inform our thinking for hurling in the future."

Source: Irish Examiner February 24, 2026 16:08 UTC