First GAA clubs in Ireland to fly the Official “Healthy Club” flag over their club grounds
Healthy Club Recognition Day - Group Shot
- Fifty- eight progressive GAA clubs across the 4 provinces awarded for transforming their clubs into ground-breaking community healthy hubs.
- Leading GAA ambassador Seán Cavanagh refers the clubs as “inspirational leaders” in Croke Park at the Official Recognition event
The GAA is delighted to award and recognise 58 exemplar GAA clubs (at least one in each county) with Official “Healthy Club” status. Over the last number of years these clubs have participated in the GAA’s flagship Healthy Clubs pilot which is backed by Irish Life and Healthy Ireland. This involved supporting clubs to make their club more health-enhancing through a variety of health and wellbeing programmes and initiatives including healthy eating; becoming a smoke-free club; physical activity for non-playing members; engaging older members of the community; emotional wellbeing; youth development; gambling, drug, and alcohol education; and inclusion and integration.
The impact on the clubs has been transformative in terms of improvements in health promoting activities, better opportunity to link the local community with club activities, increased membership and opening up new funding avenues all the while enhancing the health of their communities and ensuring a healthier future for everyone who engages with their club.
The following clubs are amongst the first clubs in the association to receive official Healthy Club Recognition (2018- 2020) following successful completion in the GAA Healthy Club Project (HCP)
Leinster
Mount Leinster Rangers GAA Club Carlow
Clara GAA Kilkenny
Dromard GAA Club Longford
Castletown Liam Mellows GAA Club Wexford
St. John’s Volunteers GAA Club Wexford
St. Kevin’s GAA Club Louth
Bray Emmets GAA Club Wicklow
Annacurra GAA Club Wicklow
St. Loman’s Mullingar GAA Club Westmeath
Ballynacargy GAA Westmeath
Tubber GAA Club Offaly
Clonad GAA Club Laois
Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club Dublin
Raheny GAA Club Dublin
Good Counsel GAA & Camogie Club Dublin
Craobh Chiaráin GAA Club Dublin
Thomas Davis GAA Club Dublin
Castlemitchell GFC Kildare
Kiltale Hurling & Camogie Club Meath
St. Colmcille’s GAA Club Meath
**Ulster **
An Caisléan Glas Cumann Naoimh Padraig Tyrone
Omagh, St. Enda's GAA Club Tyrone
Castleblayney Faughs GFC Monaghan
Derrygonnelly Harps GFC Fermanagh
Erne Gaels GAC Fermanagh
Clonduff GAC Down
St. Peter’s GAA Club Warrenpoint Down
St. Johns GAA Club Drumnaquoile Down
Michael Davitt GAC Swatragh Derry
Killygarry GAA Club Cavan
Cavan Gaels GAA Club Cavan
St Joseph’s GAC Glenavy Antrim
St. Mary’s GAC Rasharkin Antrim
Naomh Mochua Doire Núis GAA Club Armagh
Culloville Blues GAC Armagh
St Mary’s GAA Club, Convoy Donegal
CLG Naomh Muire, Íochtar Na Rossan Donegal
**Connacht **
Ballinderreen GAA Club Galway
Melvin Gaels GAA Club Leitrim
Aghamore GAA Club Mayo
Achill GAA Club Mayo
St. Michael's GAA Club Sligo
Eastern Harps GAA Club Sligo
St. Aidan's GAA Club Roscommon
Oran GAA Club Roscommon
Munster
Killeagh GAA Club Cork
Castlehaven GAA Club Cork
St. Finbarr’s National Hurling & Football Club Cork
Midleton Hurling & Football Club Cork
JK Bracken’s GAA Club Tipperary
Fr. Sheehy’s GAA Club Tipperary
Nenagh Éire Óg GAA Club Tipperary
Na Piarsaigh GAA Club Limerick
Mungret St. Paul’s GAA Club Limerick
Parteen GAA Club Clare
Tralee Parnell’s Hurling & Camogie Club Kerry
Beaufort GAA Club Kerry
Brickey Rangers GAA Club Waterford