Tony O'Reilly
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Show posts MenuQuote from: JoG2 on May 16, 2024, 11:26:52 PMThey do not need tens of millions each.Quote from: seafoid on May 16, 2024, 08:40:02 PMQuote from: Rufus T Firefly on May 15, 2024, 07:50:02 AMI don't think adding money to GAA grounds does the games much good. Pairc ui chaoimh is a great warningQuote from: seafoid on May 14, 2024, 10:13:27 PMAny idea what the €500 million refers to?
Yes, he referred to two different groups / lists of commitments - one was in relation to new / improved centres of excellence (with both Armagh and Monaghan getting a mention) and the other to GAA Stadium infrastructure projects - this latter list included Kerry, Tipp, Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim.
You don't think Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim don't need a help financially??
Quote from: J70 on May 18, 2024, 05:54:00 PMDirty McKinless. Definite red.Stupidity.
Quote from: Rufus T Firefly on May 15, 2024, 07:50:02 AMI don't think adding money to GAA grounds does the games much good. Pairc ui chaoimh is a great warningQuote from: seafoid on May 14, 2024, 10:13:27 PMAny idea what the €500 million refers to?
Yes, he referred to two different groups / lists of commitments - one was in relation to new / improved centres of excellence (with both Armagh and Monaghan getting a mention) and the other to GAA Stadium infrastructure projects - this latter list included Kerry, Tipp, Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim.
Quote from: The Hill is Blue on May 13, 2024, 10:45:08 PMHow many counties other than dublin have won 19 out of 20 titles?Quote from: seafoid on May 13, 2024, 09:20:51 PMQuote from: Armagh18 on May 12, 2024, 11:19:45 PMDublin needs to be split into as many counties needed to get the leinster championship competitive againQuote from: seafoid on May 12, 2024, 03:22:21 PM42 wins in a rowIf a small county like Louth can run the Dubs as close then Meath and Kildare should be able to do the same.
14 titles in a row.
"Thoroughly enjoyable win.
Time for the Meaths and Kildares to get up to Dublin's pitch" says John Casey
How many counties would you need to create from Mayo, Galway and Roscommon to give Leitrim and Sligo a shout at winning a Connacht title?
Quote from: Tyrone Dreamer on May 15, 2024, 08:50:33 PMI'm not w6 games per group x 4 groups =24Quote from: Truthsayer on May 15, 2024, 03:54:26 PMQuote from: tonto1888 on May 15, 2024, 03:31:42 PMI wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.Quote from: Tyrone Dreamer on May 15, 2024, 02:10:53 PMI don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.
you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........
I'm not even sure they are maximising profits. A replay of an ulster final or
All Ireland semi final would likely surpass the revenue earned in the preliminary quarter finals.
Quote from: Rufus T Firefly on May 14, 2024, 08:30:17 AMHe left out "amateur".Quote from: seafoid on May 13, 2024, 10:12:13 PM"I haven't pulled out the recent accounts but I remember seeing a couple of years ago 40, 50, 60million of cash reserves and a balance sheet of €100million. I'm an accountant, I know this stuff.
"For an amateur organisation owned by the members, owned by the people that are lining pitches, by people in every club up and down the country, for me that looks like a very healthy position."
"I previously worked with a lot of soccer organisations, a lot of them go bust all the time and haven't got 2p to rub together. For me, the GAA is in a very healthy financial position, they're acquiring lots of strategic assets all over the country.
All of these comments are still not consistent with his initial statement in which he said, "the GAA is one of the richest organisations in the world."
Furthermore, Burns' comments - if I recall correctly - talked about a turnover in the region of 140 million Euro, and a context in which the GAA will be expected to contribute somewhere in the region of 500 million Euro in the coming years to a range of major GAA projects across the country.
I don't think Cavanagh's response does much to justify his initial comments, nor rebuff Burns' criticism.
Quote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 08:50:44 PMThe GAA isn't very good at dealing with constructive criticism. This goes back at least as far as the Sky deal. You will eat it and you will like it. Older people should be able to pay cash at turnstiles.Quote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 06:45:55 PMQuote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 06:08:24 PMNot to you obviouslyQuote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 05:49:04 PMQuote from: RedHand88 on May 14, 2024, 05:38:51 PMI don't known. Even a few is too many.Quote from: Truthsayer on May 14, 2024, 02:36:28 PMQuote from: Rossfan on May 14, 2024, 02:29:17 PMYou mean not providing free entertainment to casual armchair followers of gaelic games ?No I mean there's elderly people, gave their life to GAA, not well enough to go to games that can't afford to pay and families can't afford it or to take crowd kids to a local pub.
What size do you think that very specific demographic is?
Is it really though?
I don't believe there is a significant cohort who as you say:
1) Are elderly
2) Gave their life to the GAA
3) Are too sick to go to games
4) Cannot afford to go to a game
5) Family cannot afford to buy them a ticket
6) Family will not take them to the pub to see it.
This is the sentimental nonsense Jarlath Burns was talking about.