Coiste Chontae Doire Coiste Chontae Doire Derry GAA Building Better Communities
The GAA Cumann Lúthchleas Gael is a vibrant, community based volunteer organisation promoting Gaelic Games, Culture and participation.
Cumann Lúthchleas Gael • 9 clubs in Derry City • 19% of the population in RoI are members of the • 40 clubs in County Derry GAA • 54 Locations across the • NI its 9% compared to 8% world membership of soccer • 3,000 clubs in the World clubs • 250,000 members in • Focus on urban Ulster development • 1,200,000 members • Health and Wellbeing world wide programmes (Child • 85% of its income is re- protection, Alcohol and invested in clubs, teams Drug awareness, mental and community projects health, elderly support)
Derry GAA in Derry City • 9 Clubs in Derry City • 78 teams and growing • 110 volunteer officials in Derry City in Derry City • 3,000 members in Derry City • 50,000 plus visitors into Derry City 2014
Building Better Communities • Steelstown Brian Og’s • Na Magha • Doire Colmcille • Na Piarsaigh/Doire Trasna • Ardmore • Sean Dolan’s • Slaughtmanus • Craigbane • Claudy • Celtic Park
Promotion of Gaelic Games • City of Culture £600,000 • Infrastructure £3m last 5 years • Rebuilt Sean Dolans • Annual maintenance cost of £80,000 pa • Growing membership in the City across all codes • Coaching infrastructure through Ulster GAA/Sport NI/Derry City Council
Derry City Strabane Council’s Support • Templemore Sports Complex • Lisnagelvin Playing Fields (2 soccer pitches) • Prehen Playing Fields (2 soccer pitches) • Providing land to Na Magha, Doire Comcille, Steelstown, Sean Dolan’s, Doire Trasna • Coaching Development Officer salary
What Derry GAA are seeking • Available council owned land close to Steelstown and Na Magha • Opportunities to gift or grant land to the clubs to enable the development of training facilities
go raibh maith agat Bobby Farren Development Officer Derry GAA
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