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COVID EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR GAELIC GAMES
ATTRACT RECORD VIEWS
EDUCATION RESOURCES DEVELOPED TO page received 359,000 views. has been completed 244,000 times and over
HELP MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS RETURN • The Covid-19 Education Resources 2 million subsequent Health Declarations • Education resources - https://learning.
TO PLAY HAVE ATTRACTED RECORD VIEWS page received 284,000 views; the total have been recorded. gaa.ie/covid19
FOR THE GAELIC GAMES ORGANISATIONS. number of downloads for files was • eLearning module - https://courses.gaa.
743,000. The Covid-19 Education Programme has
A survey of approximately 1,600 GAA clubs • The Covid-19 Online Learning page been coordinated by the Covid-19 Education ie/Covid19ClubEd/#/
The GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association received over 244,000 views. Team for Gaelic Games. The educational • Club briefings - https://learning.gaa.ie/
launched its Covid-19 Club Education resources are based on the Guidelines covid19learning
Programme four weeks ago to help educate In addition, the GAA’s IT function in and clarifications set out by the Covid-19 • FAQs - https://learning.gaa.ie/
people on their roles and responsibilities conjunction with Dawson Andrews - the Advisory Group for Gaelic Games. covid19faqs
within the Safe Return Guidelines for Gaelic official Club Management System partner • Roles and responsibilities - https://
Games. for Gaelic Games - developed the online For the latest news and updates, visit https:// learning.gaa.ie/covid19roles
solution for the Health Questionnaire in a learning.gaa.ie/covid19
It involved: very short time-period. The Questionnaire Read more
• Guidance documents, user guides, role
descriptions and posters which were
downloaded almost 750,000 times in
total
• A 20-minute eLearning module which
attracted almost 600,000 unique visitors
• Three Club Briefings which were watched
65,000 times on YouTube
Uachtarán CLG, John Horan, said: “The
uptake with the various resources shows how
eager many of our members were to get back
involved in their local Clubs in a safe manner.
It also shows the continuous demand
for learning in our Association and our
capacity to meet it. It was a huge logistical
undertaking which presented a challenge
for Covid Supervisors, Club Officers, Players,
Mentors and Parents/Guardians. I am
grateful to our Clubs for their buy-in, and to
our staff and volunteers for their dedication.
Much more remains to be done, so we will
remain attentive to the needs of our Clubs.”
As of 30 June, the following figures were also
recorded: COVID 19 SIGNAGE AT LISTRY GAA CLUB IN LISTRY, KERRY.
• The Covid-19 Club Education home
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GAA CLUBS TAKE PART IN
IRISH LIFE HEALTHY CLUBS STEPS CHALLENGE
ALMOST 12,000 GAA FANS HAVE
RACKED UP AN INCREDIBLE TOTAL OF
2.2 BILLION STEPS DURING THE MONTH
OF JUNE AS PART OF THE IRISH LIFE GAA
HEALTHY CLUBS STEPS CHALLENGE.
With Gaelic Games activities forced to
stop, the Irish Life Steps Challenge was
launched to recognise and reward the
importance of physical activity during
lockdown. Irish Life, partner to the GAA’s
Healthy Club Project (HCP), tracked and
collated the activity through their MyLife
App, allowing participants’ steps to be
counted and the winners identified.
Irish Life’s MyLife App gives customers
an individual health score & rewards for
healthy behaviours, but in this case Irish
Life provided additional prizes totalling
€20,000 for the GAA Healthy Clubs
challenge. A total of 424 clubs across the
32 counties registered on MyLife, a quarter
of all the clubs in Ireland.
The big winners of the challenge were:
Geraldines GFC, Dublin (Leinster);
Crosserlough GFC, Cavan (Ulster);
Kiltha ÓgGAA Club, Cork (Munster); and
Portumna GAA, Galway (Connaught)
each receiving an O’Neill’s voucher worth
€2,500 as the provincial club to record the
greatest average steps over four weeks.
An Uachtarán Cumann Luthchleas Gael,
John Horan, said: “The GAA has always
prided itself on being more than a sporting
association and the Healthy Club Project
brings this to life in exciting new ways that UACHTARÁN CUMANN LÚTHCHLEAS GAEL JOHN HORAN AND IRISH LIFE CEO DECLAN BOLGER PICTURED AT THE
benefits the wellbeing of our members and LAUNCH OF THE MYLIFE GAA HEALTHY CLUBS STEPS CHALLENGE AT CROKE PARK.
our communities.
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most vulnerable to Covid-19 and those forced to cocoon.
Clubs had to recruit a minimum of 15 participants to register for their ‘team’ on Irish Life’s
MyLife App to be in with a chance of winning.
List of prize winners:
Leinster: Munster:
€2,500 O’Neill’s Voucher Geraldines GFC, €2,500 O’Neill’s Voucher Kiltha ÓgGAA Club,
ALMOST 12,000 GAA FANS HAVE RACKED UP AN INCREDIBLE TOTAL OF 2.2 BILLION STEPS.
Dublin Cork
5 * €500 O’Neill’s Vouchers 5 * €500 O’Neill’s Vouchers
Beann Eadair GAA, Dublin Ballyhooly GAA, Cork
“I would like to thank Irish Life for helping the highest number of steps (see the full
to make the Steps Challenge such a list of club winners below). Castleknock GAA, Dublin Ballyporeen LFGA, Tipperary
resounding success and all our partners
for their continued support of the Healthy The Healthy Club Project (HCP) is the Na Gaeil Óga CLG, Dublin Brosna GAA, Kerry
Club Project.” GAA’s flagship health promoting initiative
and is delivered in partnership with Nurney GAA, Kildare Glen Rovers Camogie Club, Cork
Irish Life Group CEO, Declan Bolger, said: Healthy Ireland, the HSE, the National
“We know how important GAA clubs are to Office for Suicide Prevention, with support St Brigid’s, Blackwater Camogie Club, O’Callaghan’s Mills GAA, Clare
local communities and whilst there have from the PHA in Northern Ireland. Irish Wexford
been no matches on the field, it is great to Life has supported the project since 2015
see that the competitive spirit continues when just 60 clubs were involved and Ulster: Connaught:
with so many people taking part in the there are now 300 clubs involved. The
Irish Life Healthy Club Steps Challenge. HCP is designed to support GAA clubs €2,500 O’Neill’s Voucher Crosserlough €2,500 O’Neill’s Voucher Portumna GAA,
During the lockdown people have once in becoming hubs for health in their GFC, Cavan Galway
again shown a huge appetite to stay active communities, working in areas including:
and we’d encourage everyone to continue physical activity for non-playing members; 5 * €500 O’Neill’s Vouchers 5 * €500 O’Neill’s Vouchers
to get their daily steps in to help improve mental health; healthy eating; gambling
their overall health and wellbeing.” and substance use awareness; diversity Clogher Eire Ogs GAA, Tyrone Elphin GAA Club, Roscommon
and social inclusion; and community
A further five clubs in each province were development. Kinawley Brian Boru GAA Club, Fermanagh Gaeil na Gaillimhe CLG, Galway
randomly selected to receive a voucher
of €500 each. The GAA’s Community The 300 Healthy Clubs were amongst the Lacken Celtic GAA, Cavan St Patrick’s Dromahair GAA Club, Leitrim
& Health department also provided a first GAA clubs to respond when the Covid
number of spot prizes to the clubs that had crisis hit local communities, maintaining St Killian’s GAC, Whitecross, Armagh Tynagh Abbey Duniry GAA Club, Galway
the highest numbers of people that took a supply of essential goods and, just as
part, and also to the people who recorded importantly, a human connection for those St Peters GAA, Warrenpoint, Down Western Gaels GAA, Roscommon
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DON’T MISS YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO VISIT CROKE PARK THIS SUMMER
GET YOUR GAA FIX WITH A CROKE PARK
STADIUM TOUR AND VISIT TO THE GAA PAUL CASHIN, GAA MUSEUM FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER GIVES THE SAM MAGUIRE
MUSEUM. CUP ONE FINAL POLISH BEFORE REOPENING THE GAA MUSEUM.
Is it really summer without a trip to Croke
Park? With the GAA All-Ireland Senior
Championships postponed until October,
sporting fans who are itching to set foot
on the hallowed grounds of the iconic
stadium can still do so!
The inspiring Stadium Tour, thrilling
Skyline Tour and treasured GAA Museum
are reopening on June 29, making them
this season’s hottest tickets! It’s the PITCH PERFECT! TOUR GUIDES AT THE GAA MUSEUM AND TOURS AT CROKE PARK
perfect time to truly discover the heart CELEBRATE THEIR REOPENING.
and home of the Gaelic games.
On the Stadium Tour, after a screening of
the riveting ‘September Days’ film, you After both tours, you will have a chance safe and enjoyable day out for everyone. ensure everyone that the tours will be as
will be guided behind-the-scenes to visit to learn about GAA legends, past and wonderful as ever!”
the team dressing rooms and warm-up present, while you explore the collections “We’re operating to the Government’s
area, before running pitch side, where and exhibitions of the GAA Museum, which guidelines for Covid-19, with hand For safety reasons the number of people
you will take a seat in the Cusack stand chart the unique and spine-tingling story sanitising stations, queuing systems per tour will be limited. In July and August,
to learn about the country’s most famous of the Gaelic games. This is finally your and contactless payment. We have also the tours will be running at 25% capacity.
field, it’s unique history and the match day chance to see the original Sam Maguire reduced the numbers on our tours to make The Skyline Tour experience will operate
experience. For the first time, you can also and Liam MacCarthy Cups up close and social distancing easy at all time.”. as normal, but for the month of July, the
sit on the bench where the teams have personal! Admission to the GAA Museum Croke Park Stadium Tour will be operating
their official photos taken on All-Ireland is complimentary with your tour but it is “Admission will be five minutes before a shorter route on the Cusack side of the
Final Day! Don’t forget to wear your club or now limited to 30 minutes. tour times, so we’re asking people not to stadium only (50 minutes excluding a visit
county colours for your own team shot! arrive too early as they will have to wait to the GAA Museum). For that reason,
Commenting on the reopening, Niamh outside in a socially distanced queue. prices for the stadium tour will be reduced
Another ‘high’light at the famous McCoy, Director of the GAA Museum at Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate by 30%.
stadium is the Skyline Tour. Those feeling Croke Park, said, “For now, games at Croke late arrivals.
adventurous can go 17 storeys above Park may be on hold but you can still make It is now essential to book in advance
the pitch onto the roof of Croke Park your summer pilgrimage to the stadium by “Our Blackthorn Café is also only online and walk-ups will not be
for a Dublin City tour with a difference. joining one of our award-winning tours! operating a takeaway service, and we’re accepted. See crokepark.ie/tours for
As you walk along the thrilling rooftop encouraging people to wear face masks if more information, Covid-19 visitor
walkway, which is Dublin’s highest open “The health and safety of our staff and they are comfortable doing so.” procedures, and booking information or
viewing platform, you’ll enjoy breath- visitors is an absolute priority. We have call 01-8192323
taking panoramic views of the city, not to therefore implemented a range of new “We’re asking visitors to play by the
mention incredible views of the pitch. safety and hygiene practices to ensure a rules and stay safe, but we want to
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HAVING YOUR SAY ON PROPER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
To an extent they can but only at a very given the responsibility of translating all
high policy level. These issues can only this for their region and they have done
really be influenced at a very local level. so through what are called Regional
Most effectively they can be tackled at Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSES).
County and local club level. In these the Regional Authorities take
the population figures given to each
Strategic planning is now very much a region and tell the counties how they are
national, Government power which has distributing them county by county and
been exercised by the publication of the the breakdown percentage wise between
National Planning Framework (NPF) and
the Regional Development Strategy 2035
(RDS) produced for the 11 Borough Council
in the six counties. Both planning
systems are broadly similar with
opportunities for public participation
throughout the process, particularly
when the plans reach a local level. This
article focusses on the 26 counties but the
principles of engaging with the process
apply to the Local Development Plans
produced by the 11 Borough Councils also.
These plans dictate overall development
in the country generally and tell you what
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK AND DEBATE OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES ABOUT THE population we will have in 2026, 2031
DECLINE OF RURAL IRELAND. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS FOUND A PARTICULAR RESONANCE and 2040. It tells you the breakdown of
IN THE GAA FAMILY. population by region, how much will be in
urban areas and how much in rural. In the
Declining population in rural areas, migration from rural to urban areas for jobs, college etc and urban areas it tells you how much will be in
emigration are all factors in that decline. so called “Brownfield” and how much will
be new zone areas. urban and rural, new zone and brownfield.
Another factor often cited in the demise of local rural communities is the planning system, the
refusal to allow people to build what are called “one off” houses in rural areas, restrictions in RSES (regional spatial & economic The County Development Plan (CDP)
who can avail of a planning permission but also bad planning decisions and zonings where huge strategy) then has to be decided by local Councils
numbers of residential units were allowed with little thought for the facilities that would be on the basis of the dictats of the NPF
needed. • Decides on dispersal of population and the RSES. All the major overarching
allocated in NPF & RDS throughout decisions are made so it is left to the local
the region councillors to decide how to implement
How can we deal with these issues? • Urban v Rural, them in their own county. This is where
• Greenfield v Brownfield. local people and organisations get a
Can the GAA at national level do it through lobbying Government and issuing papers? chance to shape and influence what is
The Regional Authorities have been decided.
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THE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN TWO MAJOR IMPACTS ON CLUBS HOW TO ENGAGE Councillors and to
PROCESS seek support for their
• Presumption is against any single houses • Co Board should convene meeting inclusion in CDP.
• CDP has a two-month public in rural areas so there is a danger of of clubs to discuss needs and
consultation period. further rural depopulation and resultant requirements in the county. Currently Active • Mid-Ulster District Co.
loss of clubs.
• Any individual or group can make • Small group of people with expertise • Meath Co. Co. • Cork Co. Co.
submissions on any aspect of the CDP. • Poor Zoning and planning decisions or interest in the subject should then
leading to huge numbers of residential be asked to draft submissions for • Offaly Co. Co. • Roscommon Co. Co.
• All submissions will be considered units with little thought given to provision inclusion in CDP.
by Chief Executive who will make of sports and social facilities. Clubs • Westmeath Co. Co. • Leitrim Co. Co.
recommendations to Council enjoyed huge increase in members but • Clubs should then be asked to bring
members for final draft of CDP. huge pressure on facilities. these submissions to the attention of • Wexford Co. Co. • Cavan Co. Co.
EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY their local councillor.
• Councillors will then vote on the plan • Wicklow Co. Co. • Carlow Co. Co.
which will have a 6 year life. • Persons, working in agriculture or
legitimate rural employment living in • Mayo Co. Co. • Kerry Co. Co.
COUNTY & LOCAL the area and in need of housing.
• DLR Co. Co. • Cork City Co.
• Decides where in the county people • Persons living in the area, in need of
will be settled. housing and employed within 15 kms • Belfast City Co. • Galway Co. Co.
of proposed site.
• Decides ratio of Town, Villages and
rural areas population. • Persons from an area currently
working and living outside it but who
• In towns and villages emphasis is have strong family, social, sporting
on brownfield sites rather than new and community ties there.
zonings.
• Persons from an area who emigrated
• Some existing zoning has now for a period and have now returned
been put in a “strategic reserve” and who now work in the area or have
for residential development in next strong family, social, sporting and
development plan. community ties there.
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GUIDELINES FOR GAA CLUBS/UNITS UNDERTAKING
DEVELOPMENT WORK DURING THE COVID 19 CRISIS
THE GOVERNMENTS ROADMAP FOR rise to a very difficult financial situation for
REOPENING SOCIETY AND BUSINESS our units, and indeed the wider economy,
OUTLINES THAT FROM MAY 18TH WE whilst we are all anxious to develop
CAN “RETURN TO OUTDOOR WORK”. our facilities, we should take a prudent
approach in this regard.
To help reward this contribution
this implies that construction and It should be noted that loans already
pitch development work can possibly approved from the GAA Development Fund
be undertaken by our Clubs. It is will remain in place until things return to
acknowledged, that whilst the Association normal.
has stated that GAA facilities would
remain closed for the time being, that Clubs should advise the Department of
Club Officers are anxious to use this time Sport (or other funders) where grants have
to undertake necessary work on facilities been allocated that the project is being
which will improve them and make them delayed due to the current restrictions.
better for our members.
Clubs are advised that there will be no
In deciding on whether to start any the capital development grants available
following guidelines should be adhered to: in 2020 but works undertaken will be
considered for grant aid in future years.
(1) Financing of development works • Contractor to provide evidence of taking place
(2) Insurance Employers Liability Insurance (if
Where developments and enhancements applicable) with a minimum limit of • Contractor must operate the site in
of facilities can be undertaken without As per the terms and conditions of the €13 Million full compliance with Construction
recourse to borrowings, this is an ideal GAA Insurance policy all construction Industry SOP for Covid-19 return to work
opportunity to undertake these works. activities must be notified and agreed in • Contractor to Provide evidence of and have completed a Covid-19 risk
However, clubs should factor into their advance with GAA Insurance Department Contractors All Risk Cover in place assessment.
decision making that there may be very or GAA Insurance Brokers Marsh Ireland.
limited further income this year before Failure to notify development works in • The limit of insurance on the (3) Health & Safety
using up cash balances on capital works or advance will result in the development Contractors All Risks policy must
maintenance. Clubs should be absolutely being uninsured when completed meaning be equal or greater to that of the All developments and enhancements of Club
sure they have enough funding to see GAA Property & Liability Insurance will not contract/ project. facilities must adhere to current Health,
them through to 2021 before spending extend to development when completed. Safety and Welfare legislation, must comply
now. • GAA club must be noted as Joint with all relevant medical advice in relation
The requirements of The Association Insured in Contractors All Risk policy to the safe operation of workplaces, take
Where borrowings are required Clubs are in relation to contractors undertaking and are specifically indemnified (along account of construction industry guidelines
advised not to enter debt at the present construction work are as follows: with The Association) under the (i.e. Construction Industry Federation – C-19
time when the fundraising ability of our Contractors Liability Policy. Pandemic Standard Operating Procedures
Clubs are reduced due to the Public Health • Contractor to provide evidence of and Construction Employers Federation NI
restrictions. The current crisis has given Public Liability insurance with a • A copy of the contract to be provided guidance) adhere to all relevant Covid-19
minimum limit of €6.5 Million to the GAA Risk & Insurance Manager/ specific legislation including social
Marsh Ireland in advance of any works distancing measures.
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GAA DEVELOPMENT FUND
DEPOSITS
• CLUBS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
DEPOSIT MONEY INTO THE
GAA DEVELOPMENT FUND
EG. CLUB LOTTO
• THE VARIABLE INTEREST
RATE A CLUB CAN EARN
ON THEIR DEPOSIT IS
CURRENTLY 1.9%.
• MINIMUM DEPOSITS ARE
€1,000/£1,000.
• DEPOSITS CAN BE SENT
VIA BANK TRANSFER OR BY
CHEQUE.
• CLUBS WHO SUPPORT THE
FUND ARE GIVEN PRIORITY
WHEN APPLYING FOR A
LOAN.
• FORMS FOR DEPOSITING
FUNDS CAN BE OBTAINED
FROM A MEMBER OF THE
NATIONAL FINANCE TEAM IN
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