Later, new rules for Gaelic football and hurling were drawn up by the Association and were published in the United Irishman newspaper.
As a result of the GAA native games were taken out of the hands of the landlords and police and passed to the nationalists.
A ban (Rule 21) on members of the British army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary from playing Gaelicgames was lifted on 17 November 2001 after the creation of the new Police Service of Northern Ireland and after much lobbying from the more conciliatory wing of the association.
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