Meath GAA Strategic Review; 2012 (pdf) - Croke Park

Club Culture & Community,
Inclusion and Integration
Aim:
To strengthen our links with all Communities, to promote Irish language and to create a welcoming
environment for everyone.
Introduction
The heart of the Cumann Lúthchleas Gael continues to be the club, our culture and the community. The GAA is
recognised as the leading organisation in the county for providing voluntary activity and events for families
and for bringing communities together. The Association’s core values and ethos will help to hold society
together in an ever-changing world. We must continue to strengthen our community links and maintain our
position as Meath’s number one community based organsiation.
Key Projects:
Appointment of an Inclusion Officer
We will appoint an Inclusion Officer, whose role will be to encourage greater participation in our games
amongst the new Irish as well as promote games for those with a disability.
Club Family Day/ La na gClub
We will encourage family days in our clubs, similar to the La na gClub days that were held in 2009 and 2010.
These days will showcase our clubs to their communities as well and encourage new volunteers to become
involved in our clubs.
Scór
The promotion of our culture is at the heart of the GAA and is what distinguishes the GAA from all other
sporting organisations. We will aim to increase participation in Scór and increase the number of clubs taking
part. We will also encourage our clubs to hold cultural nights.
Ladies Football and Camogie
It is encouraging to see the growth in the numbers playing Ladies Football and Camogie. We will work closely
with our sister organisations to promote the Gaelic family of sports for the mutual benefit of all.
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