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They're not. Run by a separate organisation. There have been talks about bringing them in under the GAA, but there's a lot to be sorted before then.
WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2034 - 25/09/2017 08:50:40 2050159 Link 0 |
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Dublin last won in 2010 not 2012.
GaaGaa78 (UK) - Posts: 285 - 25/09/2017 09:28:08 2050178 Link 0 |
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IMO - this is what money should do, promoting the games, LIDl has been a huge success for LGFA, with money well spent in schools and the sponsorship of kit/gear for clubs it is quite remarkable how much they have invested. LGFA have a much bigger pool of players and indeed finance than say the Camogie association. The game too is complimentary to so many other sports popular with girls i.e. basketball/soccer so it is easy to cross-over. There are huge numbers playing in every county too so if that gets translated into attendances the game will go from strenght to strenght. And if I was a betting man I would bet it will be the Camogie association which will come under the GAA umbrella first. LGFA seem to be managing well enough on their own. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4895 - 25/09/2017 09:59:58 2050194 Link 0 |
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No, unfortunately not. And while I'm sure the LGFA and An Cumann Camógaíochta have their reasons for that, it makes it an awful pain in the behind if you happen to be a dual club that has men's and women's teams playing both games, with separate systems for registration, team documentation, payments of annual fees, different rulebooks for disciplinary hearings etc.
Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 25/09/2017 14:07:04 2050322 Link 0 |
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I would be very surprised if women's rugby is more played than ladies Gaelic Football? Have you a link to this assertion from RTE?
sportsfan14 (USA) - Posts: 281 - 25/09/2017 14:32:52 2050334 Link 0 |
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Not to mention juvenile fixtures with girls football and camogie playing same weekend with no consideration for each others codes.
arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4895 - 25/09/2017 14:43:18 2050344 Link 1 |
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How much of the 1.6 million euro did Mayo GAA pour into their ladies teams? Dublin spent 100,000 euro less than Mayo, 1.5 million euro but again did Dublin award their ladies teams? It would be nice to have a breakdown of both male and ladies financial backings. Can anybody help. CrubeenBlue (Dublin) - Posts: 28 - 25/09/2017 14:53:14 2050347 Link 0 |
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attendances at finals of womens sporting events in 2017 hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 25/09/2017 15:03:05 2050350 Link 0 |
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What a fantastic crowd and they were treated to an excellent game .One of the reasons for the huge crowd was the number of ladies club teams from outside the 2 counties who organised buses and brought their juvenile teams up to see what they could be involved in some day .I know of 6 clubs who ran buses from Meath alone . There is so much about the LGFA that the Gaa could learn from but that's for another day . royalpad (Meath) - Posts: 46 - 25/09/2017 15:09:00 2050352 Link 0 |
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I think this was well-aimed sarcasm; be interested how many actual women's rugby clubs there are, but RTE just loves rugby
befair (Down) - Posts: 237 - 25/09/2017 15:14:03 2050357 Link 0 |
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It is something the country should be very proud of, a great achievement for a small island. Hopefully these footballers get plenty of media exposure in the months ahead, they are great role models for teenage girls who often drop out of sport because it's not considered cool to play team sports.
Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 25/09/2017 15:22:48 2050360 Link 0 |
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Do Dublin teams incur the same cost as Mayo teams in terms of travel and hotels in peak tourist season? Get over your moaning and enjoy your victories.
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 25/09/2017 15:25:58 2050361 Link 1 |
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Percentages of total sports attendances 1. Gaelic Football - 34% 2. Hurling - 23% 3. Soccer - 16% 4. Rugby - 8% Sporting activities with the highest levels of playing participation in Ireland 1. Soccer 2. Gaelic football 3. Hurling 4. Golf 5. Aerobics 6. Cycling 7. Swimming 8. Billiards/Snooker CrubeenBlue (Dublin) - Posts: 28 - 25/09/2017 15:35:06 2050369 Link 0 |
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You could make a case for Mayo's expense being all-year round, given that nearly half of the squad are based in Dublin for work, mileage for training etc. And remember that the €1.6 million referred to comes almost entirely from fundraising and sponsorship within Mayo and its diaspora communities, very little of it coming from HQ or the public purse.
Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 25/09/2017 15:51:43 2050378 Link 0 |
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I'm pretty sure that senior inter-county ladies' footballers are not getting ANY mileage expenses. In my county, the senior players were actually paying to attend training, as they had to pay for the floodlights themselves eac night during winter and spring training sessions! Most county boards operate on a very small budget: I'd expect many GAA clubs in my county have a bigger financial spend than the LGFA county board...
football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 25/09/2017 15:59:44 2050383 Link 0 |
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The country is Billiards mad!
Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12115 - 25/09/2017 16:17:31 2050390 Link 0 |
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According to a piece by Brendan Fanning in the Indpendent a few weeks back there are only 4300 women playing rugby in ireland.
uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 25/09/2017 16:24:21 2050395 Link 0 |
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They don't, as Mayo captain Sarah Tierney confirmed recently. My post was in response to the post about the €1.6 million, which is clearly referring to men's GAA.
Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 25/09/2017 16:37:21 2050400 Link 0 |
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Was in yesterday paper a lady called hickey interviewed and stated there is 180 thousand membership in the ladies gaelic football association hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 25/09/2017 17:29:35 2050421 Link 0 |
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Congratulations to TG4 with the excellent broadcast and breaking TG4 viewing records for the Ladies fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 25/09/2017 20:41:54 2050471 Link 0 |