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Please note the new correspondance address for the GAA Insurance brokers Coyle Hamilton Willis:

Coyle Hamilton Willis
Grand Mill Quay
Barrow St
Dublin 4

Phone & fax numbers remain unchanged

Further Details on: http://www.coylehamiltonwillis.ie/move/move.htm

 

 

 

 

29-Nov-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Earlier today Leitrim GAAs first ever radio advert went to air as part of the final stage of the Get on the Team campaign. The advert is part of a marketing campaign to ensure full awareness of this very necessary stage of our fund raising campaign. The Stand project has cost €3 million and with a fantastic €2.5 million raised we are down to the last €500,000. We feel that this is very achievable as to date Leitrim supporters have donated in excess of €800,000 either as a direct donation or through the tax incentive Get on the Team campaign. The remaining funding has been obtained in the form of Grants from the Department of Sport, Croke Park and the Connacht Council.

It is worth noting that our fund raising campaign only began as recently as October of last year. The County Board are very appreciative of all of the donations received and as we are very close to our final figure we are making the final push to have the final amount raised by December. Clubs are providing great assistance in this final push as the County Board Finance team are working closely with designated Club coordinators to achieve the target.

We have very large plans for the development of the Centre of Excellence at Annaduff but we will not do so until we have cleared the existing debt on the New Stand.

The ingenunity of the Stands design, its functionality and the quality of the finish is nationally recognised as a blueprint facility. If you are not already part of the Get on the Team scheme and you are a P.AY.E. worker or own your own business then please show your support and contact you local Club or County Board officer and Get yourself on the team.

In order to get on a team your contribution must be of € 1000, but Lei trim GAA have a scheme by which you can achieve this through a Tax relief scheme

The tax scheme allows you to make a cash donation which is further topped up by a donation from your annual tax bill depending on your P.A.Y.E. tax rate (41% or 20%). E.g. if you donate €590 and you pay tax at 41% then Leitrim GAA can claim back €410 from your tax bill. Your tax relief portion will bring your full donation to €1,000 which qualifies you for the white team. There are 6 categories of team, Gold, Bronze, Silver, Green, Yellow, white, for which you can qualify depending on the amount of your donation

However only donations in access of € 250 are eligible for the tax relief but Leitrim GAA would be delighted to accept a donation of any nature towards this project and all donations will be recognized as other donations towards the scheme

Be part of a unique team and be part of a team that will go down in history as The team that built the stand. A plaque will be erected at the entrance to Páirc Sean in honor of each 15 person donation team.

We will be releasing a further list of contributors to the stand on this website and in the local press next week.

 

 

09-Nov-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

The GAA recently unveiled details of a new National Bursaries scheme for students attending Higher Education colleges as part of its ongoing commitment to Player Welfare.

The new scheme will be open to members of the Association who are attending a full-time Higher Education course (except those who hold another GAA-related or college scholarship/bursary) and who are active participants in their Higher Education club.

Such students may often feel the necessity to work during their college years, but these grants will now allow them to work with their College GAA Club in a variety of areas without having to find work outside the college.

Speaking today, the GAAs Player Welfare Manager Paraic Duffy said: "It is envisaged that recipients will be selected on the basis of their playing commitment and administrative or coaching commitment to the college club. 20% of all awards in each province each year will be granted to students excelling in the areas of coaching and administration."

He continued: "While there will be a cap placed on the number of awards granted per college, the number of students involved in hurling and football activity within the college will be taken into account in deciding the number of awards made to an individual college."

It was confirmed that the proposed Bursaries will be administered by the respective Provincial Councils and that applications for the scheme will be considered by a sub-committee in each province, which will include representatives nominated by the Provincial Council and representatives of Comhairle Ard-Oideachais/ Higher Education colleges.

The President of the GAA, Mr Nickey Brennan, described it as an exciting development for the Association and said that in total, the GAA would be investing €260,000 in the scheme in its initial year. He explained that the Provincial Councils would be contributing €155,000 of this amount and that the balance would come from central resources.

He said: "At the beginning of my Presidency, I announced my intention to introduce Player Welfare initiatives that would reconcile with the policies, ethos and structures of the Association. As part of this process, we asked the GAAs Comhairle Ard Oideachais to submit proposals relating to the provision of bursaries to Third Level Colleges. It is in this context that we are in a position to make todays announcement and I am delighted that we are now in a position to assist many of our young GAA players, coaches and administrators in meeting the costs of their 3^rd level education."

The President went on to pay tribute to the voluntary work of students with their College GAA Clubs and said that the bursary scheme would assist students, who might otherwise have to work to meet the costs of their education, in devoting more time to the promotion of Gaelic games in their respective colleges.

 

 

18-Oct-07 by GAA.ie

The draw for GAA Football and Hurling Championship for 2008 was made this evening in Croke Park and was aired live on RTE.

The following is the format for the 2008 Championship season:

 

Connacht- Football

Quarterfinals:

Leitrim v New York

Sligo v London

Galway v Roscommon

Mayo – Bye

 

Semis:

Mayo v Sligo/London
Leitrim/New York v Galway/Roscommon

 

 

Leinster – Hurling

Dublin v Westmeath
Offaly v Laois

Semis
Wexford v DB/WH
Kilkenny v LS/OY

 

Munster – Hurling

Clare v Waterford

Semis:
Cork v Tipperary
Limerick v CE/WD

 

 

Leinster – Football

A – Kildare v Wicklow
B – Meath v Carlow
C – Longford v Westmeath

 

QFs:
Laois v A (KE v WW)
Wexford v B (MH/CW)
Offaly v C (LD/WH)
Dublin v Louth

Semis:
LS/KE/WW v WX/MH/CW
OY/LD/WH v Dubs/LH

 

 

Munster – Football

A – Limerick v Tipperary
B – Clare v Waterford

Semis:
Kerry v B
Cork v A

 

 

Ulster – Football

Prelim – Antrim v Cavan

QFs
A – Fermanagh v Monaghan
B – Donegal v Derry
C – Tyrone v Down

D – Prelim v Armagh

Semis
A v B

C v D

 

 

14-Oct-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many congratulations to Maeve Quinn who was today honoured with the Irish Independent Jurys Sportstar of the Week award. This is a wonderful recognition for her dedication and an example to all. All involved with Ladies football in the county salute you and thank you for what you have given to Leitrim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28-Sep-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO