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Castleknock 2016 Feile Peil Na Nog

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "i dont know if its an advantage cued
I think its just annoying when dublin success is labelled due to facilites
when we are only playing catch up in that department.
plus most of those grounds in rural areas were paid for by the gaa
a high percentage of that money came from the full houses of dublin supporters in croke park over them years.
for me they would be far better off spending the money on developing players than facilites.
but alcohol seems to be a big thing in every rural area, so they need a pub in the club to bring in the people."
You don't know GAA clubs so

The GAA never bought any ground for a club. Urban or rural.

Most GAA clubs in Dublin have bars and are used as drinking social clubs for members, generating profits for the club .

Don't go spouting mistruths.

manfromdelmonte (UK) - Posts: 541 - 30/06/2016 12:36:33    1874206

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Replying To manfromdelmonte:  "You don't know GAA clubs so

The GAA never bought any ground for a club. Urban or rural.

Most GAA clubs in Dublin have bars and are used as drinking social clubs for members, generating profits for the club .

Don't go spouting mistruths."
most clubs are funded through national lottery, gaa funding and money raised from the club themselves.
the area i live in in dublin has around 15 thousand people living there.
there is one pub.
go to ballinamore in leitrim the area has around 350 people living there
and there is 5 pubs.
I see this replicated all over rural ireland.
its a massive neccessity

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 30/06/2016 13:01:29    1874217

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "most clubs are funded through national lottery, gaa funding and money raised from the club themselves.
the area i live in in dublin has around 15 thousand people living there.
there is one pub.
go to ballinamore in leitrim the area has around 350 people living there
and there is 5 pubs.
I see this replicated all over rural ireland.
its a massive neccessity"
So by your logic the more pubs a GAA club near it, the more more it should be able to raise. You obviously haven't a clue how any club urban or rural generates it's income. Income is generated by people and the more there is in your club catchment area the easier it should be. Most clubs I know are run day to day with their club lotto and this is supplemented by annual club membership (again related to numbers). Clubs do not receive any annual/steady income from Croke Park or any other state agency. Club do occasionally get grants but these are specific to projects and generally are only partial funding. Bottom line clubs are funded by people putting their hand in their pockets it's as simple as that.

Brendanj (Westmeath) - Posts: 67 - 30/06/2016 14:04:15    1874263

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "most clubs are funded through national lottery, gaa funding and money raised from the club themselves.
the area i live in in dublin has around 15 thousand people living there.
there is one pub.
go to ballinamore in leitrim the area has around 350 people living there
and there is 5 pubs.
I see this replicated all over rural ireland.
its a massive neccessity"
No club has ever got GAA funding, lotto funding or sports council capital funding to PURCHASE their grounds.

GAA, soccer, rugby, hockey.

They might have got some money to DEVELOP their facilities - dressing rooms, playing surface etc

manfromdelmonte (UK) - Posts: 541 - 30/06/2016 14:45:22    1874280

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "most clubs are funded through national lottery, gaa funding and money raised from the club themselves.
the area i live in in dublin has around 15 thousand people living there.
there is one pub.
go to ballinamore in leitrim the area has around 350 people living there
and there is 5 pubs.
I see this replicated all over rural ireland.
its a massive neccessity"
Maybe you should open a pub up.in Dublin so. There seems to be a huge shortage

manfromdelmonte (UK) - Posts: 541 - 30/06/2016 14:47:01    1874283

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We are talking about facilities here not the day to say running of the club so get your head back in the game pal

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 30/06/2016 14:55:59    1874294

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Replying To manfromdelmonte:  "Maybe you should open a pub up.in Dublin so. There seems to be a huge shortage"
Nope as we have enough sports clubs to occupy ourselves without resorting to addictions.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 30/06/2016 15:42:39    1874329

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I played in the Peil na nÓg some fifteen years ago (jabers!) in Tipperary and it's a wonderful competition, for the cameraderie and sporting nature of the contests as much as the football end of things. Congratulations to Castleknock on their win.

I think posters are getting a little hung-up on the fact that a Dublin side has won it though. Dublin sides have been dominating that competition for at least the last fifteen years, and probably continue to do so. In the younger age groups in many sports, teams from large urban centres tend to dominate until their rural peers catch up later on.

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 01/07/2016 15:20:26    1874722

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Replying To Gleebo:  "I played in the Peil na nÓg some fifteen years ago (jabers!) in Tipperary and it's a wonderful competition, for the cameraderie and sporting nature of the contests as much as the football end of things. Congratulations to Castleknock on their win.

I think posters are getting a little hung-up on the fact that a Dublin side has won it though. Dublin sides have been dominating that competition for at least the last fifteen years, and probably continue to do so. In the younger age groups in many sports, teams from large urban centres tend to dominate until their rural peers catch up later on."
Then how you explain Dublin's dominance of the club and intercounty scenes at senior level?

KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 01/07/2016 15:36:44    1874731

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