Masonite Ireland – Statement

Masonite Ireland has announced the conclusion of its sponsorship deal with Leitrim GAA. Masonite commenced its support of the Leitrim Senior Team and the Senior County Championship in 1999 and has made a significant financial contribution to Leitrim GAA over an eleven year period.

Masonite Ireland managing director, Cormac Kearns acknowledged the great work done by the GAA in the County over the last eleven years and said that he was delighted that Masonite Ireland were in a position to assist in that work.

He also commended the County Board on the development of the new stand and facilities at Páirc Seán MacDiarmada and the ambitious plans for a new training facility at Annaduff.

He went on to say that Masonites association with Leitrim GAA has been mutually beneficial and rewarding. He thanked Chairman Gerry McGovern and Secretary Declan Bohan for their support to Masonite and wished them well for the future.

 

 

17-Nov-09 by Masonite Ireland

Leitrim GAA Masonite Ireland sponsorship deal statement

On behalf of Coiste Chontae Liatroma we want to pay tribute to, and thank most sincerely Masonite Ireland for the sponsorship of Leitrim GAA, our Senior, Junior and under 21 teams, and our senior championship for the last 11 years.

We want to recognise and pay tribute to former managing director, Mr Jim Hoey and former employee M/s Aileen Harvey, for their courtesy, kindness and generosity to us over their years of involvement with our sponsorship deal.

To the present managing Director Mr Cormac Kearns and his staff we want to say a very sincere thank you for continuing with this generous sponsorship of Leitrim GAA up until the end of 2009

Gerry McGovern
Declan Bohan
John Mulvey

 

 

17-Nov-09 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

The GAA – A Peoples History – available to buy online

Ireland without the GAA is unimaginable. As the Association celebrates its 125th anniversary, The GAA: A Peoples History tells the story of how it has carved for itself a unique place at the heart of Irish life. Commissioned by the GAA, this is a peoples history. It outlines how Gaelic games and the social world which revolves around the Association, has shaped the lives of generations of Irish people at home and abroad. From parades and ballads to epic journeys across land and sea, this history of the GAA is as much about what happened off the field as what happened on it.

 

Buy "The GAA: A Peoples History" Online Today!

View a selection of images from the Book

 

The GAA – A Peoples History by Mike Cronin, Mark Duncan and Paul Rouse is published by The Collins Press, price €29.99. It is available in all good bookshops and online from www.collinspress.ie

 

 

03-Nov-09 by GAA.ie

125 Years of the GAA Commemorated with Launch of15 Silver Proof Coin

The Central Bank on Tuesday launched a limited edition €15 silver proof collector coin marking the 125th anniversary of the founding of the GAA. The coin features the Association crest and a depiction of a hurler in intricate detail.

Only 10,000 of these coins will be issued. Each individual coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity specifying the quality of the coins and limited issue.

The €15 Silver Proof Coin will be on sale to the public from November4th, at a cost of €36 per coin. The coin can be purchased from the Central Bank (1890 307 607) and also from the GAA Museum (01 8192323). An official order form is available from the Central Bank by phoning 1890 307 607 or from the website, www.centralbank.ie. The set may also be purchased directly from the Central Banks premises in Dame Street and from selected GAA outlets nationwide.

Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Críostóir Ó Cuana received the first coin and said he believed the special issue would be a big hit with members of the Association.

He said: "The box set produced to mark our 125th Anniversary was very well received and I have no doubt that this specially minted coin will be prove to be every bit as popular.

"Its release marks the end of our 125 celebrations and provides members with an excellent collectors item for future generations to look back on.

"It portrays our ancient game of hurling and encapsulates the importance of the year 2009 in the history of the Association and I thank everyone who was involved with the project."

 

 

03-Nov-09 by GAA.ie

Information regarding the weekends GAA programming on TG4

SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER
5:00pm GAA Beo – Albain v Éire

Coverage of todays Senior Shinty/Hurling International between Ireland and Scotland from Bught Park, Inverness. The Shinty-Hurling International is a hybrid game which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between shinty players from Scotland and hurlers from Ireland. Ireland will be hoping to avenge last years defeat in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny when they lost narrowly on a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-09. Gearóid Mac Donncha will provide the commentary of this match.

SUNDAY 1st NOVEMBER (GAA 125 on TG4 – SPECIAL GAA SCHEDULE TO BE BROADCAST ON TG4)
TG4 GAA SCHEDULE
12:15pm Sam Maguire Documentary

1:00pm Top 50 GAA Peil – 50 Best Gaelic Football Goals

2:00pm GAA BEO – Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) v Newtownshandrum (Cork) – Live from Semple Stadium, AIB Munster Club Hurling Quarter-Final

4:10pm Top 50 GAA Iomaint – 50 Best Hurling Goals

5:15pm Micheál OHehir Documentary

6:15pm Laochra Gael: Cormac McAnallen

7:20pm Laoch GAA 125 – A look at the top 3 Hurlers & Footballers from the last 25 years.

7:30pm GAA @ 125 Bliain History of GAA Programme 1 – Like a Prairie Fire
8:00pm GAA @ 125 Bliain History of GAA Programme 2 – Conflict and Consolidation

9:30pm Cogar : John 3:7 Documentary

10:00pm Geantraí : GAA 125

11:30pm Ringy

Another first for TG4 – a full day and night of Gaelic Games themed programming as the channel celebrates the 125th GAA Birthday in style

 

As the countrys biggest sporting organisation prepares to mark the 125th Anniversary of its foundation on 1 November TG4 has unveiled a special GAA programme schedule to mark the occasion. The station has dedicated most of its schedule on that day to Gaelic Games with viewers getting the opportunity to see live GAA action as well as a mouth-watering wide range of GAA-themed content in other programme types including documentaries, profiles and music.

The main live match coverage on this special day will be from Semple Stadium, Thurles for the AIB Munster Club Hurling Quarter-Final with Thurles Sarsfields from Tipperary taking on Cork champions Newtownshandrum in what will undoubtedly be an exciting encounter. There will be special events happening at Thurles during the day to mark the 125th Anniversary of the GAA and TG4 presenter Micheál Ó Domhnaill will have all the latest news from there.

 

The live match coverage will be complimented by a wide range of specially commissioned/selected programmes with a GAA theme including: Sam Maguire documentary, Micheál OHehir, Top 50 GAA Football Goals, Top 50 GAA Hurling Goals, Ringy, the Cormac McAnallen tribute programme, the first showing of the new John 3:7 documentary and a specially commissioned edition of the traditional music series Geantraí with songs and tunes with a GAA ring to them.

 

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was founded on November 1st 1884, by a group of spirited Irishmen who had the foresight to realise the importance of establishing a national organisation to revive and nurture traditional, indigenous pastimes. Various winners will also be announced on the day such as the best footballer and hurler of the last 25 years as selected by viewers and GAA fans over the past few weeks. The players selected will be honoured during the live coverage from Semple Stadium, Thurles on 1st November. The public and viewers who selected the players will have the opportunity to win 2 Premium Tickets for three years.

 

 

31-Oct-09 by TG4.ie

Club Grounds of the Year 2009

Congratulations to Ballinamore Sean O Heslins on winning the Leitrim Club Grounds of the Year for 2009.

This year as ever it was a close run competition and the outright winners were chosen after Connacht Officers inspected the short list recommended by the Leitrim County committee. The runners up were Allen Gaels in 2nd and Eslin in 3rd place who recently reopened their park.

All 3 have paid excellent attention to detail in recent years and this has culminated in the excellent quality of the grounds for both players and spectators alike.

The awarding of this years title is well justified and congratulations to all concerned and well done on the win. The award will be presented at the Annual Awards night in January.

Ballinamore Sean O Heslins will then contest the Connacht Grounds of the Year Award which will be announced at the Connacht Awards night in the New Year.

 

 

23-Sep-09 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Sean Mac Diarmada – Rebel Heart

Iron Mountain Entertainment is a Mohill based independent film production company run by RonanÓgallagher that produces entertaining films and documentaries. 

A recent production is a short film on Sean Mac Diarmada who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916 and also one of the signatories to the Irish Proclamation for which he was subsequently executed along with the other main leaders of the rebellion. Leitrim GAAs main football field and home to our county teams is located in Carrick-on-Shannon is named after Sean Mac Diarmada.

The film was shot during the first Sean Mac Diarmada Summer School held in Mac Diarmadas native Kiltyclougher in Co Leitrim, Ireland in June 2009.

To view the footage click here and a permanent link is now available on the main site menu system under the Information section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22-Aug-09 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

28th Feile Peile na nÓg in Kildare this weekend

Host clubs and volunteer officers throughout Kildare are busy putting the final touches to plans for the arrival of 160 visiting teams and Uachtarán na hÉireann Mary McAleese ahead of the 28th Féile Peile na nÓg, which takes place this weekend, Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July.

All 32 counties of Ireland will be represented and clubs from New York, Brittany and Britain will be involved in an event that returns to Kildare for the first time since 1988.

Prime among the festivities will be the opening parade through the streets of Newbridge on Friday afternoon, featuring all of the competing teams as well as a host of well-known marching bands. President McAleese will be in attendance to review the parade alongside GAA President Criostóir Ó Cuana, as well as President of Cumann Peile Gael na mBan, Pat Quill, and former Roscommon footballer Lt Gen Dermot Earley. MC for the parade will be RTÉ commentator, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh.

GAA President Criostóir Ó Cuana said: "It has been impossible to ignore the real buzz that is detectable around the county of Kildare over the course of my visits to schools and clubs in recent weeks and I think everyone lucky enough to be involved with the Féile Weekend can expect a competition to rival any."

Erica Roseingrave, Public Affairs and Communications Manager of Coca-Cola HBC, said Coca-Cola were "delighted" to be the title sponsors of the 2009 finals, and that "Coca-Cola HBC would like to wish the organising committee officials, clubs, participating teams and everyone associated with the finals the very best of luck over the coming days."

 

 

30-Jun-09 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Search for a 1994 Jersey

We have received a request for the donation of a 1994 jersey towards an auction for a worthy cause.  If you have a jersey that you are willing to offer up for auction then please click here to send us an email

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24-Jun-09 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

GAA Rounders Feile

Clara GAA Club County Offaly will be the host club for this years GAA Rounders Féile which takes place next weekend (May 30/31, June 1).

The Féile competition is the highlight event of the GAA Rounders juvenile calendar and this years competition will offer underage players the chance to showcase their skills with the hope of being selected for the Rounders exhibit game in Croke Park on the August Bank Holiday weekend.

GAA Chairman, Ger Proctor said: "We are looking forward to Féile Cluiche Corr 2009, which is being hosted by Clara GAA Club. We hope that it is a great success as we strive to develop our game".

Association President, Joe O Donaghue added: "We would like to welcome everyone to Féile Cluiche 2009. It is our aim to increase the participation of people of all ages in GAA Rounders and in particular the youth of our communities.

"I would like to thank most sincerely Clara GAA Club for allowing us to use their fabulous facilities for the hosting of our Féile."

Entry to this years competition will cost €60 per team. Teams that are not already affiliated to GAA Rounders, will be required to affiliate on the day at an additional charge.

Registration on Saturday May 30 2009, will commence at 1.30pm sharp and teams are requested to arrive on time. Games will commence at 2.0pm.

Registration on Sunday May 31 and Monday June 1 2009 will commence at 11.30am with games commencing at 12 noon sharp.

Clubs wishing to enter wish to enter a team(s) in the 2009 GAA Rounders Féile competitions are asked to contact the National Secrerary Martina Kirwan at secretary.rounders@gaa.ie, 085 7240831 or at Castledermott Road, Tullow, Co Carlow on or before Wednesday May 27 2009, detailing what team(s) you will be entering into the completion.

This will enable the draws to be completed before the start of the competitions and games to start on time.

The schedule for the weekend is as follows:

Saturday May 30 2009 – U13 boys and U13 girls.

Sunday May 31 2009 – U15 boys and U15 girls.

Monday June 1 2009 – U14 and U16 mixed.

 

 

09-Jun-09 by GAA.ie

Coaching people with Disabilities

 

Over the last decade awareness of sport for people with disabilities in Ireland has increased due to several factors including, the hosting of the Special Olympics World Games, the successes of Irish athletes at Paralympic Games and the development of structures by the Irish Sports Council, Sport NI, Disability NGBs, Disability Sport agencies and a number of mainstream NGBs.

Coaching Ireland launched the Coaching Strategy for Ireland with an all-Ireland remit, working to the policies of the Irish Sports Council and Sport NI.

The vision for coaching in Ireland is (as stated in the Coaching Strategy for Ireland 2008)

"Everyone involved in sport is working together with the common aim of delivering a quality coaching system which:

Is inclusive and fully integrates participants, performers and coaches of all abilities and backgrounds"

In order to achieve this vision, the Coaching Strategy for Ireland, included the Strategic Theme: Improving Access and Inclusion. Coaching Ireland worked with an expert group (established by NCTC) to develop this framework and the materials required to implement same. This Framework will provide the opportunity to address coaching for people with disabilities in a pragmatic manner up to 2012, in line with the Coaching Strategy for Ireland.

John Treacy, Chief Executive, Irish Sport Council and Eamonn McCartan Chief Executive of Sport Northern Ireland both attended the launch today and stressed the importance of an the all island approach to the framework and the work of Coaching Ireland.

Speaking at the launch, Mary Davis, Managing Director, Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia said that "Given the greater awareness in Ireland that people with disabilities participate in sport, it is appropriate to put in place coach education programmes to assist in making this involvement sustainable in the long-term. Having coaches deployed across sport at all levels who can provide quality experiences for people with disabilities will allow more to get involved, gain the benefits of being involved and contribute to keeping them involved for life."

Also speaking at the launch, John Fulham, former European 100m/200m sprint champion and Paralympic Finalist said that "The coaching process is the same for people with disabilities and non disabled. Good coaches listen to and look at the needs of individual participants, develop and deliver coaching programmes to optimise the ability of the athletes, review what is happening and repeat this cycle. For any athlete the input of a good coach will assist them to optimise their ability."

Coaching Ireland also announced today some of the key implementation requirements which are already in place, training will take place at the end of May and again in June to prepare the tutors to deliver the material. Declan O Leary Head of Coaching Services said that "Coaching Ireland are looking forward to supporting the National Governing Bodies to integrate the disability awareness materials into their coach education courses."

For further information contact:

Sheelagh Quinn, Head Corporate Services

Coaching Ireland

University of Limerick

Limerick

061-202895

086-2235906

sheelagh.quinn@coachingireland.com

 

 

07-Jun-09 by GAA.ie

Cannot make it to Carrick ?

If your unable to make it to Carrick on Sunday for the big game you can always follow the action with the various Media companies who will be broadcasting in various formats live from the grounds.

On Radio worldwide you can listen to local stations Shannonside FM and Ocean FM.  RTE Radio 1 are also covering the game.

If youre broadband connection is up to it and you live within the island of ireland the RTE team are streaming the game live via the Internet on the RTE Media Player .

Highlights will be shown later on Sunday night on The Sunday Game.

 

 

29-May-09 by Brendan Doyle – PRO