Clubs have to make sure their coaches are vetted
Ulster GAA furlough staff
January 14, 2021
Closure of schools has seen some coaching staff furloughed
Ulster Council: Is your club healthy?
January 12, 2021
A club health officer can organise events and give support to members
Ulster Council: Good behaviour from parents is important for children
October 15, 2020
IT is widely acknowledged that parents play a pivotal role in encouraging and supporting their child’s participation, success and fun when playing sport. When we all reflect on 2020 during what have been to date unprecedented times, the role of parents in encouraging their children to continue to practice and develop their skills at home in […]
Virtual conference will focus on sports clubs becoming more inclusive
September 16, 2020
Sport Uniting Communities will be celebrating this year’s Good Relations Week by hosting an online conference this month. The virtual conference, being staged on 16 September at 7.30pm via Zoom, is set to focus on the theme of ‘Becoming an Inclusive Community Club’. Through the event, SUC – which is run by Ulster GAA, the […]
Sport Uniting Communities to host Good Relations Conference
August 31, 2020
Recent weeks and months have shed light on the many inequalities which are prevalent in this world. Ulster GAA, its clubs and the wider GAA family have always strived to be inclusive of everyone, regardless of religious/political background, race or ethnicity and people with disabilities. With this in mind Ulster GAA in collaboration with Ulster […]
Ulster Council – Clubs must change their approach during pandemic
July 27, 2020
The Ulster Council have some advice for how clubs should run themselves during the pandemic.
Clubs have a huge part to play in GAA Social Initiative
July 22, 2020
Health and wellbeing within the GAA is well established and one area which sits within health and wellbeing is the GAA Social Initiative. Established some years ago the idea behind the programme is for GAA clubs to be doing more for the older people in their communities. In a world where we can instantly link […]
Ulster hurling clubs celebrate another rule change
March 1, 2018
The Ulster council has changed a rule implemented on Ulster Club champions which some Antrim clubs felt was too punitive.
Stormont impasse puts Ulster GAA jobs in jeopardy
May 11, 2017
UP to 30 Ulster GAA coaching jobs are in jeopardy as a direct consequence of the impasse at Stormont and the failure to set a Budget. The coaches affected, who are all on rolling one-year contracts, have been told they have been placed under ‘protective notice’ for a 90-day period. Protective notice, as distinct from […]