The GAA's official position on a Hunger Strike commemoration event scheduled to take place at a west Belfast stadium was unclear last night (Tuesday).
A rally at Casement Park on August 13 is due to be addressed by a number of senior Sinn Féin representatives, including party president Gerry Adams.
This has raised doubts over whether the event complies with GAA rules which state the association must be apolitical and grounds used only in connection with its games.
The Antrim County Board last week said it has no objection to the rally.
However, the staging of the commemoration was discussed on Saturday by both the GAA's management committee and central council.
Although the GAA would not comment on the outcome of the meetings, a source said it had been decided that the proposed event could not take place due to rules 7a and 44a and that the Antrim County Board was formally informed of this decision.
The Antrim County Board refused to comment yesterday.
Rule seven states that the organisation should remain apolitical and rule 44 that property owned or controlled by the association should only be used for the purpose of or in connection with the playing of games controlled by it.
Earlier this month the GAA distanced itself from a jersey launched to commemorate the Hunger Strike.
Mr Adams and several Antrim county players unveiled the GAA-style jersey but a Croke Park spokesman said "as an organisation we remain apolitical".
The scheduled August 13 rally will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the hunger strikes at the Maze prison in which 10 IRA and INLA prisoners died.
The main speaker at the event will be Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams.
Dodie McGuinness of the National Hunger Strike Committee, which is organising the rally, said it had received no communication from the Antrim County Board.
