Antrim Football Thread

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Either way...

[Saffron71]

Query for anyone who might know this.  Am I right in saying that at senior level in terms of membership if pay for membership for your parent club who only provide one code (Say Football for example) do you still have to pay membership of another club that you are sanctioned for to play the other code (eg Hurling)?  And in woman's sport (Camogie and Ladies football) if someone was in the same situation ie playing Camogie for one club and football for another they would have to pay membership for both clubs because of the two different associations??

[Jimmy]

Query for anyone who might know this.  Am I right in saying that at senior level in terms of membership if pay for membership for your parent club who only provide one code (Say Football for example) do you still have to pay membership of another club that you are sanctioned for to play the other code (eg Hurling)?  And in woman's sport (Camogie and Ladies football) if someone was in the same situation ie playing Camogie for one club and football for another they would have to pay membership for both clubs because of the two different associations??

Once you have paid your membership for the parent club, that's your membership to the GAA for the year paid, so technically you wouldn't need to pay the second club in order to be a member of the GAA. And really its all seen as being a member of the GAA. However, assuming you are a playing member and you got hurt for the second club (and depending on the club policy) they would have to make a claim for the expenses via the GAA player injury scheme. So probably only good manners to pay the second membership. As depending on the club policy, they could be out money if you got hurt playing for them.

Can't really speak to LGFA and camogie, but as they are separate organizations, I'd say you have to pay the 2, whereas GAA covers both football and hurling clubs.

[Caesar]

If a referee makes a bad decision all the usual suspects are queuing up to comment but the day after the County convention where they elected new board members and unveiled a new 5-year strategic plan and there's not a peep. Says it all really.

[SaffronSports]

If a referee makes a bad decision all the usual suspects are queuing up to comment but the day after the County convention where they elected new board members and unveiled a new 5-year strategic plan and there's not a peep. Says it all really.

Anywhere to read that new document online?

[oakleafgael]

Query for anyone who might know this.  Am I right in saying that at senior level in terms of membership if pay for membership for your parent club who only provide one code (Say Football for example) do you still have to pay membership of another club that you are sanctioned for to play the other code (eg Hurling)?  And in woman's sport (Camogie and Ladies football) if someone was in the same situation ie playing Camogie for one club and football for another they would have to pay membership for both clubs because of the two different associations??

I can't comment with regard to the football/hurling at senior level but at underage I have to pay two memberships. This wasn't a sanction though, our club doesn't offer hurling so lads play elsewhere. The camogie/football in different clubs, you need to pay both as they are completely different organisations. As my kids have got older and played a variety of different sports I have realised the value of a GAA membership.   

[gallsman]

There's membership of the GAA and membership of a club, surely. Membership dues and policy presumably down to each individual club.

You'd be entitled to ask for a refund of whatever portion of your membership is paid to the GAA from your second club, but I don't think they'd be obliged to give it to you.

[Caesar]

If a referee makes a bad decision all the usual suspects are queuing up to comment but the day after the County convention where they elected new board members and unveiled a new 5-year strategic plan and there's not a peep. Says it all really.

Anywhere to read that new document online?

I haven't seen it yet. Was hoping to find it on here myself

[SaffronSports]

Actually got a copy of it sent via whatsapp. If anyone wants it send me a pm with your mobile and i'll send it on.

[johnnycool]

Query for anyone who might know this.  Am I right in saying that at senior level in terms of membership if pay for membership for your parent club who only provide one code (Say Football for example) do you still have to pay membership of another club that you are sanctioned for to play the other code (eg Hurling)?  And in woman's sport (Camogie and Ladies football) if someone was in the same situation ie playing Camogie for one club and football for another they would have to pay membership for both clubs because of the two different associations??

I can't comment with regard to the football/hurling at senior level but at underage I have to pay two memberships. This wasn't a sanction though, our club doesn't offer hurling so lads play elsewhere. The camogie/football in different clubs, you need to pay both as they are completely different organisations. As my kids have got older and played a variety of different sports I have realised the value of a GAA membership.   

Do you pay these memberships via Foireann?

All associations are on Foireann and when creating your profile and family details you pick the main association per person, i.e. all my boys are the GAA and the girls are the Camogie Association.


If the club your lads are sanctioned to play hurling for ask for a membership fee from them, then that's their decision but your lads would still be insured under the football clubs membership.

[oakleafgael]

Query for anyone who might know this.  Am I right in saying that at senior level in terms of membership if pay for membership for your parent club who only provide one code (Say Football for example) do you still have to pay membership of another club that you are sanctioned for to play the other code (eg Hurling)?  And in woman's sport (Camogie and Ladies football) if someone was in the same situation ie playing Camogie for one club and football for another they would have to pay membership for both clubs because of the two different associations??

I can't comment with regard to the football/hurling at senior level but at underage I have to pay two memberships. This wasn't a sanction though, our club doesn't offer hurling so lads play elsewhere. The camogie/football in different clubs, you need to pay both as they are completely different organisations. As my kids have got older and played a variety of different sports I have realised the value of a GAA membership.   

Do you pay these memberships via Foireann?

All associations are on Foireann and when creating your profile and family details you pick the main association per person, i.e. all my boys are the GAA and the girls are the Camogie Association.


If the club your lads are sanctioned to play hurling for ask for a membership fee from them, then that's their decision but your lads would still be insured under the football clubs membership.

Yeah all paid via Foireann for football, hurling, camogie and LGFA. The football for the boys and girls is at their home club and the hurling/camogie at a neighbouring club. No sanction involved. Tbh I don't begrudge a penny of it.

[Cnoc Bán]

I pay a Gold Card membership to our club i.e. £10/month and they sort Foireann out.

That covers my whole family as club members and also for the different association memberships.

So when I was playing, that was me and 3 kids covered if any of us got injured.

Now I am just coaching and only 2 of my children are playing, although they play in 2 codes but we would still all be members.

When you hear of some of the costs to play soccer and the like, I think for what you get, the GAA is the cheapest show in the country.

[Gael-in-exile]

If a referee makes a bad decision all the usual suspects are queuing up to comment but the day after the County convention where they elected new board members and unveiled a new 5-year strategic plan and there's not a peep. Says it all really.

To be fair the social media briefing on what went on at convention made 3 posts. One of those involved 4 pictures and one of those pictures was a cover of the document.
It wouldn't have created much of a talking point from my knowledge due to lack of publicity.
Despite being exiled I still get club emails and seen nothing coming out via clubs about the release of the plan.

So had the info you refer to above been publicised then I'd have been intrigued, but as it was done in relative silence with 3 names posted as elected (not a 'new board') then we can only work with the information we are provided.

[Milltown Row2]

For those impatient ones

https://antrim.gaa.ie/.../antrim-gaa-unveils-strategic...

[Cnoc Bán]

For those impatient ones

There is an issue with that link as the site automatically cuts part of it out


https://antrim.gaa.ie/news/antrim-gaa-unveils-strategic-plan-le-ch%C3%A9ile-le-haghaidh-2030