Transfers & Sanctions
308. Players who intend to play in any of our affiliated Overseas Units excluding Britain, must complete an Official Sanction Form in duplicate and have it signed by the Club, County and National Secretaries The sanction shall permit the players to play from 31 March to 30 September, and shall not be granted later than 20 July in any year. These players may play with their Home Club or County in their respective championships.
309. A player may play with her Home Club in Ireland and a Club in her EU Country of study and vica versa, provided she is par ticipating in a recognised programme of study in another EU Country, or Ireland, for at least 6 months duration and she obtains sanction from Central Council.
These players may play with their Home Club or County in their respective championships or other competitions. This does not apply to Irish Home Club players studying in Ireland or Britain.
310. A Weekend Sanction Form is required for any player intending to assist a Club in a fixture under the jurisdiction of the European Board. The Sanction Form must be signed by the Club, County and National Secretar ys’ before 4.00pm on the Wednesday preceeding the game.
The Sanction Form is valid for one weekend only, other than where there is a replay of the fixture for which the Sanction was granted. The maximum number of Authorised Players to assist an EU Club in any weekend is one.
320. The procedure to be followed to obtain an Intercounty Transfer is :
(a) The player must seek her release from her former County Secretary by completing the Official Transfer Form
(b) The Secretary shall sign it and forward it to the Provincial or National Secretar y she is transferring to as outlined in Rule 307.
(c) The final date for Transfers to New York shall be 31st March.
321. The sanction of transfers to Overseas Units apart from Britain and New York shall be 20 July.
Where football is no longer played officially in the player’s former County, she should forward the completed transfer directly to the Provincial or National Secretary as appropriate.
