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Title: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Tony Fearon on November 30, 2006, 10:47:05 AM
Was amazed to read in to-day's Irish News that a former prominent Ulster GAA Official is and I quote," in receipt of a lump sum 6000 euro/4000 stg pension per annum from the GAA"!!!

There was me thinking they are were and are all amateur volunteers????

Seriously how can these fcukwits oppose the payment of players with a straight face?
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: believebelive on November 30, 2006, 11:05:32 AM
What page is that on Tony?
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: full back on November 30, 2006, 11:14:38 AM
If true this is a disgrace.
Taking a pension from the GAA then crying about everything from finances to players trying to hijack the game by wanting some form of payment or relaxing of tax.
No doubt this pension is being backed up by a further pension from a cushy job that was also held.
BTW Tony, good thread, not often we get one from you nowadays :D
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Tony Fearon on November 30, 2006, 11:25:26 AM
I can do serious when I want to!

Page 1 Headline story (though the gist is not about GAA pensions) and the disclosure about pensions is on page 8.

Obviously this, (ie Officials receiving pensions) is news to most Gaels. ???
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Rois on November 30, 2006, 11:34:53 AM
The GAA run defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes for salaried employees, of which they have a few.  Surely that's nothing new? 
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Tony Fearon on November 30, 2006, 11:44:34 AM
No problem with salaried employees receiving pensions but this is a former Ulster President who I would have assumed was unsalaried (as opposed to the Chief Executive who is putting in his five day week 9 to 5 etc).
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Rois on November 30, 2006, 11:50:38 AM
Quote from: Tony Fearon on November 30, 2006, 11:44:34 AM
...this is a former Ulster President who I would have assumed was unsalaried

But how do you know he hadn't some official function?  And even if the person doesn't work for them now, they can still get a pension from them.    Four thousand a year doesn't sound like much - sounds like the person worked for them for a few years only, if it's a pension in the true sense of the word.  Can you post the article?  Can't get my hands on a paper till lunch.
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: ziggysego on November 30, 2006, 12:43:55 PM
Seen that in the paper too.

One rule for the players and grass roots and another for the fat cats.
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: magpie seanie on November 30, 2006, 12:49:19 PM
This is a bullshit story. Any pension received from the GAA is for a former salaried employee.
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Tony Fearon on November 30, 2006, 01:34:46 PM
My apologies.On a circumspect reading of the article in its entirety it would seem that the person in question held at one time the full time salaried position of Ulster Council Secretary, in which case he would be entitled to a pension
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: full back on November 30, 2006, 01:48:18 PM
Aw Tony. :D :D
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: TORGAEL on November 30, 2006, 01:55:38 PM
Never worry. Its better these things are seen & discussed than not mentioned at all. This thread was started in good faith , was it not !
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Rois on November 30, 2006, 02:00:51 PM
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Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Shamrock Shore on November 30, 2006, 02:12:38 PM
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Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Bogball XV on November 30, 2006, 03:57:32 PM
Perhaps that pension, meagre as it is should be diverted to his victims, from whom he has managed to avoid paying damages due his clever use of the law - you would think that he would at least try and make some sort of reparations at this stage?
Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Rois on November 30, 2006, 04:39:55 PM
Possibly, but that's hardly a GAA matter.

Title: Re: GAA Pensions?????
Post by: Turfsmoke on December 02, 2006, 09:57:55 PM
Just a thought !

Of all the abusers caught and convicted in recent years, how many have their sporting background or pedigree headlined anytime there's any story about them?

Or does that just apply to the one high profile abuser who did have a GAA involvement?

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