Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Integration of LGFA and Camogie Association with the GAA: Discussion

Mr. David Britton:

It would be to work as closely as they can with the various committees and the executive structure that exists. The GAA is a very busy organisation. It spans the length and breadth of the country and has a large membership. There is great interest in what would be seen as the two core games of GAA, which are hurling and football. There is also large interest in rounders. Particularly in the past year, interest in GAA handball has been building. These sports cater to different needs. Handball is an individual sport. There are doubles versions but primarily it is an individual sport. It is an indoor sport. It is a cradle-to-the-grave sport. We have five-year-olds playing it. Last year a 79-year-old won an Irish title. As has already been said, it is a non-contact sport. It caters for different people. I would say to embrace the model and embrace being part of the family and, like us, to use the various resources available to further the growth of the sport.

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