Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Inclusion in Sport: Discussion
Ms Ger McTavish:
There are two or three initiatives running through the GAA. One is Age Friendly Ireland, a collaboration through Age Friendly Stadium, which is making our stadiums and clubs more accessible through an accessibility and mobility audit. We also have GAA Generations, which involves younger transition year future leaders asking individuals their stories. The third programme, which has been in place for many years, is a social initiative. The initiative was launched by Mary McAleese and has continued to run every single year. Many older colleagues were officers and are now back in the nurseries helping with coaching and training. They attend a social initiative and take trips to county centres, centres of excellence and Croke Park. Many initiatives are working. Accessibility audits are also currently under way.
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