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This question has been asked a couple of thousand times and I am going to ask the same question again What does the GAA do with millions of Euros that it rakes in each year ? Redhot (Cork) - Posts: 698 - 20/09/2016 17:55:44 1917062 Link
They trade it all in for loads of gold coins and swim around in it in a huge purpose built cavern underneath Croke Park á la Scrooge McDuck. Either that or you know look at their accounts or something. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13706 - 20/09/2016 18:03:21 1917072 Link
Where does the money go ? This question has been asked a couple of thousand times and I am going to ask the same question again What does the GAA do with millions of Euros that it rakes in each year ? Redhot (Cork) - Posts:652 - 20/09/2016 17:55:44Where do you assume it goes? Back into clubs and schools and into facilities and stadium management and development etc ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 20/09/2016 18:49:42 1917087 Link
http://www.gaa.ie/news/gaa-annual-accounts-for-2015-published/ Briefly summed up, in 2015 the GAA had a surplus of €33.92 Million euro. Of this, €12.54 Million was distributed to clubs and counties, €12.18 Million was spent on games development, and €6.9 Million was distributed as development grants. Leaving a net surplus of about €2 million. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 20/09/2016 19:06:28 1917090 Link
Straight in to the accounts of Dublin GAA.... ;-) Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 20/09/2016 19:09:56 1917091 Link
The GAA publish their accounts every year...unlike the FAI. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 20/09/2016 20:39:34 1917134 Link
Replying To Redhot: "This question has been asked a couple of thousand times and I am going to ask the same question again What does the GAA do with millions of Euros that it rakes in each year ?" Well a fair whack of it this year has gone to Pairc Ui Chaoimh....... Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 20/09/2016 20:56:46 1917152 Link
If my memory serves me right about 2/3 years ago it was said that the two wealthiest amateur organisations in the world was 1. The vatican. 2. The gaa, however for the obvious reasons that may now be reversed supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 20/09/2016 21:12:10 1917160 Link
Replying To supersub15: "If my memory serves me right about 2/3 years ago it was said that the two wealthiest amateur organisations in the world was 1. The vatican. 2. The gaa, however for the obvious reasons that may now be reversed" That's absolute nonsense, if anyone said it, it was just you. Depending on how you define the Vatican, the Church is the most wealthy organisation on earth full stop. The GAA isn't even the richest amateur sporting body on earth. The NCAA in the US has unimaginable wealth, taking in over a billion dollars a year, and players can barely even accept sponsorship without being punished for violating its "amateurism". CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1643 - 20/09/2016 23:23:21 1917229 Link
Replying To supersub15: "If my memory serves me right about 2/3 years ago it was said that the two wealthiest amateur organisations in the world was 1. The vatican. 2. The gaa, however for the obvious reasons that may now be reversed" Sure them Vatican lads are all on pay for pray contracts. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7342 - 21/09/2016 00:39:42 1917249 Link
When the press or someone says anything negative about the GAA everyone believes its true. There are few real journalists left in this country to be honest. All the papers talked about yesterday is the money the GAA will make from the reply. NOT ONE mentioned it gets ploughed back into the clubs etc. None of them make any fuss about the fact no one has a clue what the FAI finances are or where they go, or in rubgy Munster owing 10M€ etc. As for the OCI lets leave that one alone. witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 21/09/2016 07:32:56 1917261 Link
Replying To CastleBravo: "That's absolute nonsense, if anyone said it, it was just you. Depending on how you define the Vatican, the Church is the most wealthy organisation on earth full stop. The GAA isn't even the richest amateur sporting body on earth. The NCAA in the US has unimaginable wealth, taking in over a billion dollars a year, and players can barely even accept sponsorship without being punished for violating its "amateurism"." Don't shoot the messenger, I didn't ask the question, in fact I would be quiet happy if the gaa was the second wealthiest, as for the fai, the oci or munster rugby well they don't interest me at all, as they sing off an entirely different hymn sheet. As for the NCAA having unimaginable wealth, probably, but in the confines of the united states, so be it, but the wealth of the "Vatican" and the gaa stretches across every continent in the world, that too is left to the imagination, I wouldn't call that nonsense. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 21/09/2016 11:53:41 1917389 Link
Replying To supersub15: "If my memory serves me right about 2/3 years ago it was said that the two wealthiest amateur organisations in the world was 1. The vatican. 2. The gaa, however for the obvious reasons that may now be reversed" No way has it reversed. Even if you ignore its worldwide reach, if you actually visit the Vatican itself you'll see enough wealth there in front of you to clear Ireland's debt a few times over - it is absolutely astonishing, and as someone who isn't religious it was still incredible to see the shear scale of what they have (and that's only the stuff they let the public see!!) cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 21/09/2016 13:17:00 1917427 Link
Don't know how much money goes back to clubs. For instance for the All Ireland Mayo clubs had to pay an extra 1000 euros to get an option to buy an extra 20 tickets (which had to be paid for) on top of their initial allocation. Clubs in Mayo are constantly being levied for this and that, so I'd be a bit weary of this talk of money going back to clubs. Mayo have enjoyed a relatively successful period and understand that the teams preparations have to be paid for but most clubs are on their last legs financially. Still waiting on the Sky sports cash to filter down to clubs ;-) Weary (None) - Posts: 249 - 21/09/2016 19:34:08 1917661 Link
Some of it could go to Wicklow after seeing this, - - - "Wicklow county teams cost €375,000 21 September 2016" supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 22/09/2016 09:50:39 1917828 Link
Lads in fairness the grounds around ireland our mostly in great nick, facilities our way better than years ago so credit to the gaa a shit load of money goes back to grass roots. could improve on where money goes regarding bigger counties but thats another story. Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 704 - 22/09/2016 12:37:05 1917895 Link
Replying To supersub15: "Some of it could go to Wicklow after seeing this, - - - "Wicklow county teams cost €375,000 21 September 2016"" St. Conleths park our co grounds is to get a face lift and a new stand as well, I will admit though it is long overdue, but still welcome. Cuhullain (Kildare) - Posts: 271 - 24/09/2016 21:37:47 1918776 Link