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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Mark Daly: ...án Price and Collie Mathers who is not from Kenmare but whom we will give an honorary title, are still developing GAA games in the US, through having Shannon Gaels' new grounds on Long Island. The diaspora has come to the fore since the global economic forum. I was appointed by my party leader as the first spokesperson on the diaspora in the Seanad because we believe it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Michael Mullins: ...fact a very strong relationship has developed between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the GAA which has the potential to forge very strong business and commercial links between Ireland and our diaspora. What is particularly wonderful about the strength of the GAA abroad is the connectivity it provides between people who are living and working abroad and keeping them in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Eric Byrne: ...movement, is mind-boggling. I congratulate the organisation and say I hold no ill-will from the days of my deviant youth. As politicians, we are anxious to bring back as many as possible of our diaspora. Clubs in Ireland have been decimated because of emigration. Are there any good examples of indigenous people in the countries in which we have all these clubs engaging in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: ...án on the way in which he has quietly and effectively brought our games to all parts of the world. He and Páraic Duffy have transformed how our Gaelic games are transmitted and covered and ensured the diaspora can, at the flick of a switch, watch our games. Senator Mullins mentioned connectivity and one of the best things the GAA has done has been to make our games available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

...orm agus ar an Uasal Duffy a bheith anseo inniu chun an deis a ghlacadh an leagan amach atá ar CLG thar lear a mhíniú. We are delighted to be here to discuss the GAA abroad and our connection with the diaspora. Mr. Páraic Duffy will take us through the presentations and we will answer questions or make some further statements thereafter. We will provide some clarity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: ..., Mr. Xi Jinping, to Croke Park. When we visited China two years ago, he told us that the picture of him playing football in Croke Park is on his office wall. Has the GAA been in contact with the diaspora in Shanghai, Beijing or Hong Kong to promote Gaelic games?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: ...Mr. O'Neill's legacy will be that he extended the games worldwide, in particular in the media. That is something for which he will be remembered. That is extremely important for most members of our diaspora. We saw a match live in Hanoi some time ago. I am sure that is happening all over the place. Technology has moved on very quickly. It will be part of the legacy he leaves as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: ...ongoing and important support provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the various groups involved. We often discuss the possibility of extending votes in elections here to members of the diaspora. It goes to show the increasing relevance and importance of the diaspora that its members will be able to vote in elections for president and other offices within the GAA in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...mentioned yet today, but teams will travel from Connemara to Canada in the next couple of weeks to play in international competition. Handball is a more accessible game to be exported. Can our guests tell us more about the success of exporting handball through the clubs as an international sport? Arís, tréaslaím bhur gcuid oibre libh. Mar urlabhraí Shinn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

...Duffy: I hope the presentation will provide a context for the GAA's activity overseas. I will present some facts and figures to give members an idea of the extent of the GAA involvement with the diaspora, as well as a general overview of where we are and the general direction in which we are trying to go. As I am sure members are aware, in early January, the Department of Foreign...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: ...witnesses. We are joined by Liam O'Neill, president of the GAA and Páraic Duffy, director general of the GAA. We have asked Mr. O'Neill to discuss the GAA's role and interaction with the Irish diaspora, so we are delighted to have both the president and the director general here today. Before introducing both men, I want to note the role played by the GAA at Croke Park in...