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Croke Park, Wednesday 28th May: Clares All-Ireland Hurling success in 95, Meaths successive titles in 87 & 88, the era of "Heffos Army" – Croke Park has witnessed some incredible action over the years, and this summer, GAA fans have the chance to relive those epic occasions in the company of the "Legends" themselves.

The Legends Tour series is just one of the highlights of an action packed summer of events at the GAA Museum in Croke Park. Kicking off on June 5th with Dublin footballing legend Jimmy Keaveney, these special tours will relive some magical moments at the stadium as they were experienced by players, Managers and commentators.

Legend tours will take place throughout the Summer with Sean Boylan, Charlie Redmond and Davy Fitzgerald among the former players and Managers involved. RTE commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh also joins museum staff on June 26th to take visitors on a behind- the-scenes tour at the stadium.

Other GAA Museum summer events include art workshops, two week long summer schools in July and the ongoing Museum lecture series, which continues with a talk by Dr. Sean Crosson entitled Hurling and Hollywood to coincide with Heritage Week on 28th August.

The museum is also running a special photographic competition for primary school children, in association with FUJIFILM. Entitled A GAA Sporting Moment – From Your Club to Croke Park, prizes include a digital camera, All Ireland tickets and a class trip to Croke Park. Further details are available at www.crokepark.ie

The recently released Croke Park iWalk podcast will enhance a summer visit to HQ. This tour, narrated by Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, begins at Suffolk Street and winds its way past historical landmarks on OConnell Street, Parnell Square and Mountjoy Square before arriving at the stadium and museum.

Full details of the Legends Tours and all other Museum activities this summer are available on the website www.gaa.ie/museum

Further information and booking:
Contact Selina O Regan at the GAA Museum Tel 01 8192361 / 8192323 Email soregan@crokepark.ie or visit www.gaa.ie/museum.

30-May-08 by CrokePark.ie

Leitrim Hurlers open the weekends activities this evening at 8pm in Páirc Seán in the Leinster Hurling Shield against neighbours Longford.

Club activity commences Saturday evening at 6:30pm as seven League games covering Divisions 4 & 5 are scheduled. For the Seniors 4 games are set in the Shield competitions.

The Junior County Team are in action on Sunday at 2pm in Pearse Stadium against neighbours Roscommon in the Connacht Junior Final. It is expected that the Junior Team will be announced on Saturday morning.

16-May-08 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

– Nationally, €2.9m has been raised for Grassroots GAA to date by Gaelic Telecom & its Customers

On Thursday 3rd April in Croke Park, Leitrim fans and players were acknowledged for raising €18,433.54 during 2007! This is the amount generated by Gaelic Telecom and its Leitrim customers for local GAA Clubs and Schools in the county. Nationally, €2.9m has been raised over the past three years for Grassroots GAA. Leitrim achieved 9% of the provincial payout while neighbours Sligo edged ahead with 10%.

GAA President, Nickey Brennan and Sean Bolger, Chairman of the imagine Telecommunications Group and owners of Gaelic Telecom were also in attendance and revealed that during 2007 alone, €1.4m was raised nationally and this was up by 35% on the previous year. Nickey Brennan welcomed the ongoing investment inÓgrassroots GAA and wants the GAA Community to sign up in evenÓgreater numbers to Gaelic Telecom so that even more funding can be achieved for local GAA Clubs and Schools.

As well as giving customers significant savings on their phone and broadband bills, the Gaelic Telecom initiative sees 15% of call costs being donated back to customers nominated GAA Clubs or primary schools. Gaelic Telecom issues funds twice a year to GAA Clubs and Cumann na mBunscol Primary Schools.

All Provinces showed great growth and while Galway, Dublin, Cork and Donegal earned the highest amounts in their respective provinces, Tyrone, Galway, Wexford and Cork showed the highest percentage growth by province. The Gaelic Telecom partnership has grown from strength to strength in the Republic and the 6 Counties have earned 60% of the total Ulster payout and 27% of the National payout for 2007. Leitrim GAA Clubs and primary schools have already been presented with the €18,433.54 raised during 2007.

Nickey Brennan, President of the GAA said, "On behalf of all our members, I would like to express our sincere appreciation of the ongoing investment inÓgrassroots GAA by Gaelic Telecom and its customers. I would ask all GAA members and supporters to seriously consider signing up to this initiative and continuing their ever-increasing funding support for our Clubs and Schools nationwide."

Sean Bolger, Chairman of the imagine Group (owner of Gaelic Telecom), said, "As the official telecoms partner to the GAA, Gaelic Telecom is delighted and very proud of the amounts raised by our customers around the country. Local clubs and schools are enjoying ongoing and ever-increasing funding so they can invest in the present and the future. And its a very practical and easy way for supporters and members to give financial and moral support to their own GAA community. All of us at Gaelic Telecom are delighted to facilitate this funding at no cost to our customers, but with the added benefit to them of savings on telephone and broadband costs!"

Kevin Ludlow of Annaduff commented, "through working with Gaelic Telecom the club received in excess of €1,500 in the past twelve months. This was a great boost for the everyday running of our club. Gaelic Telecom does all the work so it is easy for the club to benefit. This initiative is an excellent opportunity for both the club and supporter and we would recommend everyone to get involved".

14-Apr-08 by Brendan Doyle – PRO