Club Newsletter Feb 2013

Post date: Mar 1, 2013 1:18:52 PM

The GAA Annual Congress will take place in Derry on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23.

73 motions in total will come before delegates and be voted on at Annual Congress.

For details on all motions, please click here. For a copy of the Ard Stiúrthóir's Annual Report, please click here.

GAELICBOOTS.COM LAUNCHED

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and Gaelic Players Association (GPA) are delighted to announce the launch of gaelicboots.com, a new online service offering a wide range of children’s, men’s and women’s football boots and sports footwear to members and supporters.

Gaelicboots.com will supply all major brands of boots, runners and trainers including Adidas, Puma, Nike and Umbro offering excellent price, choice, availability and delivery at the click of a button and delivered to the customer’s door within 72 hours.

Focusing exclusively on the Irish market, the GAA and GPA will be encouraging hurlers and footballers of all ages and standards, from club juvenile to senior inter-county, to avail of the wonderful value and service at gaelicboots.com while helping to support player welfare in the process.

The announcement is the latest joint commercial venture between the GAA and the players’ body and will help generate funding for a range of player welfare and development programmes.

'GAA JUST PLAY'

The Official GAA Video Highlights App now available to download!

The GAA is enjoying unprecedented growth of our games on an international level with new clubs emerging on a regular basis across all continents. This diaspora network and it's desire to interact with the GAA back home in Ireland has resulted in subsequent demand to access available GAA content worldwide.

With this in mind, the GAA have developed a smart phone app that will enable Gaelic Games fans worldwide to watch weekly highlights of all the latest football and hurling action including inter-county, club, Under 21, minor and third level games. Furthermore, the app allows viewers to revisit action from weeks gone by in the 'Archive' section, as well as read exclusive analysis and opinion from some of our top GAA writers in the 'Blog' section.

'GAA JUST PLAY' is now available to download from the app store click here and is priced at just 0.89 cent (or local equivalent) for a limited time only.

The latest highlights will be made available on the app every Tuesday morning and is a fantastic way to catch up on all the latest GAA action at anytime, anywhere in the world - ENJOY!

TAKE YOUR SEAT AT CROKE PARK WITH PRÍOMH

Membership of Príomh offers greater value than ever before. You are guaranteed a seat at every single match, but you’re also guaranteed an unparalleled level of service, comfort and flexibility. As a Príomh member you can also avail of the following offers:

• • Access to Ticket exchange: Sell unused tickets and receive credit back or purchase up to 4 additional tickets per match (where available)

  • Avail of discounts/special offers from our partners: The O2 Premium Club, The K Club, Newbridge Silverware, Leopardstown Racecourse, Lily O'Brien's Chocolates, 5* Aghadoe Heights Hotel, 5* Sheen Falls Lodge, 5* The Heritage Hotel and Spa, 5* Dylan Hotel, 5* Carton House Hotel, Blooming Amazing flowers, GAA Jewellery, Etihad Skyline tour, 5* Lough Erne Golf Resort, 5* Lough Eske Hotel, Louis Copeland, DAA - Executive Lounges, National Concert Hall

  • 2 guest passes to our complimentary quarterly business breakfasts in Croke Park - 2012 guest speakers included All Ireland winning Dublin Manager Pat Gilroy, Hurling Manager Liam Griffin and an evening with Henry Shefflin

  • First option to purchase tickets to other events, i.e. concerts

  • These seats entitle you access to all games in Croke Park including All Ireland Finals.

For further details please contact the Premium Department in Croke Park at priomh@crokepark.ie.

AIB GAA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

Join us this St Patrick's Day for the AIB GAA Club Championship Finals in Croke Park. At 2pm Kilkcormac-Killoughey from Offaly will battle it out with St Thomas from Galway in the Hurling Final. At 4pm Ballymun Kickhams from Dublin will take on St Brigid's from Roscommon in the Football Final. There will also be the Family Funzone in the Davin Stand car park.

Tickets are €25 for adults and €5 for under 16's. Tickets are on sale now at gaa.ie/tickets, selected Supervalu and Centra stores and usual outlets.

The AIB GAA Club Championships. For the love of the club.

INSURANCE INFORMATION UPDATE

Player Injury Scheme

Coverage under the Injury Scheme runs from Jan 1 to Dec 31. Teams must be registered with the scheme as soon as training / games commence. Registration is completed via the online Servasport membership system. Clubs have until March 31 (unless an earlier date is set by your county) to forward payment to Croke Park. As March 31 is Easter, clubs are requested to complete registration and submit payment before the due date to avoid any delays to claim processing.

The Player Injury scheme form has been updated following the introduction of the mouthguard ruling for underage teams and members. The form is available on www.gaa.ie/clubzone and / or willis.ie and only this version of the claim form should be used in order to avoid delays in claims being processed.

GAA SOCIAL INITIATIVE - GOES TO THE DOGS

Clubs participating in the GAA Social Initiative can now avail of a free night at the dogs thanks to a new partnership launched with the Irish Greyhound Board this week.

Approximately 200 clubs have signed up to participate in the GAA Social Initiative through which they offer activities and outings designed specifically to cater for older members of their communities. Now, thanks to the IGB, a free night out at their local dog track can be added to that list.

GAA President Liam Ó Néill and Micheál O’Muircheartaigh were in Croke Park to add their support to this new partnership that aims to help clubs tackle the isolation and loneliness that can affect some older members of the communities they serve. The IGB will generously open their doors to GAA Social Initiative Club groups at their venues across the country on selected nights of the week.

The offer includes:

• • Complimentary Admission and Race Programme

  • Reserved Seating Area

  • Race named after club with a nominated member of the group to present trophy to winning connections

  • Welcome by the General Manager with some ‘live tips from the kennel’

A subsequent discussion with the IGB’s northern counterparts has opened the way for similar initiative across the six counties to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

While the GAA Social Initiative encourages clubs to reach out specifically to isolated older men it is open to all older members of the local communities they serve. Your club must be registered with Croke Park as participating in the GAA Social Initiative to avail of this offer while it is already open to existing participating clubs.

For further details on the GAA Social Initiative and this offer, or if you GAA Club would like to register, contact Emmet Haughian by email at emmet.haughian@gaa.ie or call 01-8652393 or visit www.gaa.ie/socialinitiative.

CROKE PARK 100 YEARS - SHARE YOUR MEMORIES

Throughout 2013 Croke Park is celebrating 100 Years as ‘Home of the GAA’. We want you to share your Croke Park memories on our Memory Mosaic page. It’s simple, if you have a photograph or a story that you want to share just log on to www.crokepark.ie/100years and follow the simple steps. You can also email us at 100years@crokepark.ie.

MAKE THE MATCH AN EVEN BIGGER OCCASION

Throughout the 2013 Allianz Leagues we are offering supporters the opportunity to experience the match day experience with excellent Hospitality packages from €85 including Corporate Suite Ticket, Full Bar and Hot Buffet. For more information contact the Hospitality Team on +353 1 819 2315 or email hospitality@crokepark.ie.