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Winners of the 2020 Minor Special Recognition Awards announced
January 21, 2021
Michael Quinn, Josh Schnell, Shane McKenna and Niall Óg McGuigan (Ulster), Jack Beirne, Andrew Jordan and Mark Rodgers (Connacht), Ciarán Caulfield (Leinster) and Tomás Lynch (Munster), with Former Tyrone footballer, Colm Cavanagh.
The winners of the 2020 Electric Ireland GAA Minor Special Recognition Awards, which sees Minors from all four provinces of Ireland being honoured for their outstanding off-the-pitch contributions in their communities during 2020, have been unveiled.
Having missed out on a host of coming-of-age moments over the past 11 months, including the culmination of the Minor Championships, these unique Electric Ireland GAA awards have taken into consideration the difficulties experienced in 2020 by players and communities across the country, and aim to bring a major moment back into the lives of this age group. The awards were judged by All-Ireland winning Tyrone Minor, Colm Ca
Gemma leads push for Equality Posted: 7:51 pm January 11, 2021
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Former Tyrone star Gemma Begley believes that everyone involved in Gaelic Games can do their part in pushing for equality – whether the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Associations remain separate organisations or not.
Last year the WGPA commissioned a survey of 535 players which revealed that they receive less than a quarter of the government funding than men, and that 93% of female players at intercounty level receive no travel expenses at all, with the cost of fuel averaging 55euros per week.
The Gaelic Players Association and Women’s Gaelic Players Association passed near-unanimous votes at their recent AGMs to merge into one 4000-strong players’ body.