ULSTER GAA: Young volunteers sought for awards


ULSTER GAA is encouraging clubs to register their young volunteers for the prestigious Sports Inspire Awards Programme. Sports Inspire Award Programme is administered jointly by Ulster GAA, the Irish Football Association and Ulster Rugby to recognise young volunteers in sport.  It has been developed to provide sports clubs with a tool to recruit, retain, support […]


ULSTER GAA: Financial reporting for GAA clubs


THE Financial Statements are a vital document for the efficient and transparent operation of any GAA club. They provide the club members and other stakeholders with key information including: – Income and expense for the year. – Amounts held in the bank. – Amounts owed to suppliers. Advertisement – Value of club assets. – Size […]


Ulster GAA Advice: Structured giving at club level


MANY GAA clubs have put in place planned giving schemes as a core part of their fundraising strategies. These replicate very successful approaches that have been developed at county level, e.g. Club Aontroma; Club Derry and Club Tyrone. The basic principle is very simple: you ask people who have the welfare of the GAA in […]


ULSTER GAA ADVICE: Road safety awareness week


ROAD Safety Week takes place between November 14th and 20th. The theme of Road Safety Week 2022 is ‘SAFE ROADS FOR ALL.’ Every life on our roads matters, and every death and injury is preventable. Brake – the road safety charity – are promoting how clubs and other organisations can get involved in Road Safety […]


Pre-AGM and the AGM


AS we edge towards October, many of our teams may still be involved in their final games of the year, often times the most important games of the year! On the administrative side, club officers should be using the coming weeks to give thought to their pre-AGM and AGM procedures. The Annual General Meeting is […]


Club-schools checklist


THE term ‘club-school links’ is one which is widely used in sports development language through Sport NI, the Irish Sports Council, governing bodies of sport and other statutory organisations. The term simply refers to the relationship which exists between a sports club and the schools in its locality. In a GAA context this refers to […]


The club planning programme


ALL GAA clubs should plan ahead for the future. The GAA Club Planning Programme provides clubs with a structured approach to developing a plan. The main part of the programme is the club planning workshop, where all of the club’s members are invited to attend a facilitated workshop to discuss all aspects of club activity. […]