The GAA's Central Council meet this afternoon to consider the association's response to the foot-and-mouth crisis. Although the revised Department of Agriculture regulations mean that the Gaelic games calendar can resume - providing there are no further outbreaks - Central Council has a number of issues to consider.

If the National Leagues are to proceed, the subject of Louth's continuing participation will have to be addressed. London's football and hurling teams have already dropped out of the Leagues because of travel restrictions and it would hardly be consistent if Louth were to be granted a reprieve. Similarly, the extent to which Armagh infringes on the foot-and-mouth exclusion zone will have to be considered.

Similarly, decisions will have to be taken on the question of next month's annual congress in Dublin. British delegates have already been asked not to travel. Central Council will also be asked to approve the revised games calendar drawn up by the Games Administration Committee. The NFL final is scheduled for April 29th and the hurling a week later.

Mayo football forward Cora Staunton has been honoured in her native place. She was named last night as the joint winner of the Mayo News Lake District Sports Person of the Year, at a function in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo. From Carnacon, Staunton shares her award with another nationally recognised sports star, Galway United's bright young talent Alan Murphy, who was earlier named the FAI Schoolboys' Soccer Player of the Year.

Sligo senior football manager Peter Ford was presented with the Hall of Fame award in recognition of his achievements over 25 years in sport, culminating in his success with Ballinrobe GAA Club in the Mayo under-21 and intermediate championships last season.