Quote from: Sanny on March 27, 2024, 11:10:52 PMQuote from: Blueforever on March 27, 2024, 09:28:12 PMIf we needed to know the state of football and hurling underage in the country we got our answer tonight and last Saturday in Hawkfield.The scandal ofthe lack of promotion Gaelic games in Portlaoise and Mountmellick is disgraceful.if neither clubs is unable or unwilling to improve there lot the country board has a duty to intervene as it's their brief to promote Gaelic games in the country imagine the big schools in both towns playing in B and C competition and unless something is done Country footballers will be vying with Waterford and London to see who Ellie's can reach Division 3 and our hurlers will be competing with the likes of meath and Kerry for many years to come
Many other clubs represented in these schools other than Portlaoise & Mountmellick. Very unfair to suggest the clubs are unwilling to improve the standards in the school. The schools themselves have a responsibility too but must be aligned with proper structured support from the county board . This is not happening enough in the secondary schools in Laois. Portlaoise have a GDO going into the primary schools in the town but this is a massive job. I'm not sure about Mountmellick?
In order to improve the standards in all secondary schools in the county it needs buy in from the school staff , county board and clubs . This is not happening.
Portlaoise CBS is one of the biggest boys schools in the country and has no interest in the promotion or development of Gaelic Games within the school.
You could blame the county board for a lot of things but not in this instance when all efforts at coaching assistance and supports have been rebuffed.
It was the only 1 of the 12 second level schools in the county not to engage in a Laois Schools initiative put in place by the Laois Coaching set up recently.