ATU Galway Ladies Football Team and Management drew Maynooth at home on Feb. 5th and UCG away on Feb. 19th  . Semi Finals and Finals weekend hosted by Queens University in Belfast on March 14/15 .. Coaching re-commences on Feb 7th in preparation.

Onwards Upwards Ladies .

Donaghy Cup

Wednesday 5 February 2025 HEC Apponitment 7.00pm ATU Galway  -  ATU Galway v MU ..

Wednesday 19 February 2025 HEC Apponitment 7.00pm UG3 -  UG3 v ATU Galway ..

GAA ONE CLUB MODEL - TRAINING, COACHING, FRIENDLY GAMES, CUP GAMES FIXTURES ACROSS HURLING, FOOTBALL, LADIES FOOTBALL, CAMOGIE, AND FRESHERS FOOTBALL AND HURLING.

The full booking programme for games and coaching sessions  has been sent to all managements plus committee members and will be available to be up-loaded in early January for student club members ..

Higher Education Championship Fixture 2025 

Fitzgibbon, Sigerson, Freshers H+F, Junior Football

Our Sigerson Footballers have a home Rd1 V University Limerick, and our Fitzgibbon hurlers drew a group of MICL, UL, SETU W with home games Rd1 MICL, Rd3 SETU Waterford, and away to UL .. ACTION commences in early January ..

PLEASE CHECK OUT LINKS BELOW FOR ATU GALWAY FIXTURES 

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Our Camogie Ladies had a massive win in opening round of AISHLING MURPHY CUP championship Rd1 on a score line of 4.14 to 2.11.. Katie Kilcreast was excellent in the goals with saves, catches and a puck out with accuracy and precision. Ciara O Sullivan filled the 3 shirt with distinction ably assisted in defense by the outstanding Emma Fitzgerald who time after time came out with pressure ball and cleared her lines with accuracy and precision. Abbey Massey and Ava Lynskey constantly broke the hearts of the Sligo girls with skill and decision. Aoibhe Joyce was our midfield dynamo who consistantly drove at the heart of the Sligo defense and was amazingly accurate from placed balls ..

Onwards and Upwards Ladies 

Next Championship game scheduled for week of Jan 21st V UOG ..

Gratitude to Aoife Lynskey Manager, Martina Harkin, Liam Gordon coaches selectors ..

A Chairde,

Firstly thanking you all for your commitment on the sporting fields to our GAA ONE CLUB MODEL ..  Sincerely wish you all a very HAPPY and PEACEFUL Christmas. / NEW YEAR.

O NEILLS CLUB HUB GEAR :

The Committee and myself will be distributing the gear on Wednesday Dec. 11th in the Sports Hall from 12noon to 3pm .. In order to receive your gear purchased bring along your printed email of your order and we will sort you . We will organize another time / date provisionally after Xmas to sort anyone who cant show up on Dec. 11th ..

Only proof of purchase via printed email of order can be sorted on the day. Please no mails arranging other ways to collect as the gear wont arrive until next week and we will only be able to facilitate as above.

CHRISTMAS MEET UP DEC 18th IN the MERLIN -

Anybody available welcome to call into the Merlin from 8pm for our ONE CLUB MODEL get together with Players, Students, Management ..

Kind regards all,

Damien Coleman.

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ATTENTION ATHLETES - FREE NUTRITION ADVICE WORKSHOPS THURSDAY DEC. 12th (SEE POSTER)

If you have any athletes you’d like to circulate this to, please do! I’m looking for some volunteers to attend and be ‘subjects’ for our sports nutrition exams. The students are very competent though, and each station is supervised by a qualified performance nutritionist, so athletes should get good advice.

 Best regards,

 Nóra Ní Fhlannagáin

 Programme Co-Ordinator MSc Applied Sports & Exercise Nutrition

Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition

Department of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition,

Atlantic Technological University

ATU Galway City, Old Dublin Road, Galway, H91 T8NW

On a crisp Tuesday night at Liam Mellows, the ATU Ladies Gaelic football team took to the field to face UL 4 in the Division 5 League Cup clash. Both teams were eager to make their mark in a competitive and heated encounter, hoping to be promoted to division 4 for the 2025 season.The game sparked to life with a moment of individual brilliance, where midfielder Leeza, executed a thrilling solo run that carried her half the length of the pitch. She delivered a perfectly timed pass to midfield partner Keeva, who confidently slotted the ball over the bar to secure the opening score for the ATU side, setting the tone for an exciting encounter.The first half’s standout moment came courtesy of Mayo star Milly Sheridan who turned over the ball and fed a pinpoint pass to Eimear McMahon. McMahon made no mistake, firing the ball into the back of the net, raising the first green flag of the game. This saw the half time score stand at 1-4 to 0-3 in favour of ATU.The ATU backs displayed resilience throughout the game, particularly in the second half, where they disrupted numerous UL attacks. However, the highlight of the half came from UL, who struck a spectacular goal—a moment of brilliance that even drew admiration from supporters on both sides.The final whistle blew with the scoreboard reading 2-7 to 1-6 in favour of ATU, sealing a well-deserved victory.Speaking to ATU’s centre back Kelli McGrath after the game, she described the win as ‘the best day of her college days’. She stated the win was a testament to the determination, teamwork, and spirit of this brilliant group of girls...

Report Compiled by Aishling Costello 

Our Ladies football playing with typical dash, commitment, teamplay and support play came up trumps in their league final in cold Ballyloughane last night ..

Compliments to players and management for this outstanding achievement . The teams style, culture and shared values are to the fore and very evident  in all games,

Manager Ciara, Coaches Sarah and Trevor, sports science student Odhran we thank you sincerely for your commitment to the panel, your coaching and development ploys and how you build family feel in the squad .

Score 

ATU Galway 2.08

UL GAA 1.06 ..

Full report to follow compiled by Aishling Costello  ..

On a freezing Thursday evening in Thurles, the snow melted as the action heated up, in the Ladies Football League semi-final. MIC Thurles and ATU Galway battled for a place in the final, with ATU Galway coming out on top to secure their spot.

The opening play saw an excellent team move, expertly finished by Fiona, which would indicate the tempo the match would be played. The game was played at a fast pace, where ATU used training strategies effectively to execute their game plan.The half time score of 0-5 to 0-2, left spectators wondering who would come out as eventual winners. Captain for the day, Keeva, led the team back onto the field for the second half, showing determination and drive.

Leadership shone across the pitch, with over six scorers contributing in the game, which is a testament to the team's exceptional teamwork.The highlight of the match came when Saoirse Delaney executed a brilliant dummy and weaved effortlessly through defenders before eventually slotting the ball over the bar with her left foot. Kelli McGrath and Eimear McMahon were also highly impressive for the ATU side.The final score stood at an impressive 3-13 to 1-5 in ATU’s favour. We extend our best wishes to the girls as they prepare for the final in the upcoming week.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS LADIES 

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A great nights Camogie development in freezing character building Liam Mellows last evening. A Galway minor selection lead by manager Stephen Glennon played our ATU Galway camogie selection . We encourage all our camogie panel and indeed anyone who wishes to sign up to keep coming along on Wednesdays at 6pm to continue to build our camogie CULTURE in University.

Scholarship holders are expected to lead this and be present weekly as per award acceptance criteria.

ONWARDS UPWARDS LADIES 

A First in University GAA - Our ONE CLUB MODEL AGM took place last evening in lecture hall 995 with over 20 students participating and willing to lead in club development. Students from 2nd/3rd/4th tears attending with Chairpersons, Secretaries, PRO's, Media Officers all elected. The treasurers position will be maned by full time staff namely GAA Development Manager Damien Coleman. An agenda was set and Chair AMY HALL worked through the agenda with great efficiency. The meeting theme was a student participation experience with students central to their own decision making. 

Next meeting will be on a needs basis provisionally in two weeks in order to organize the ONE CLUB MODEL Christmas social scheduled for December 18th ..

Chairpersons - AMY HALL / ANDREW THOMPSON

Secretaries - Aaliyah Clohessy / Odhran Heslin

PRO's - Oisin O Loughlin / Rob Ownes / Joe Lydon / Ciara O Sullivan ..

Committee is then made up of anyone who attended the meeting who signs up on ATUSU Life under committee using code given ..

ONWARDS UPWARDS

Our Fresher Hurling / Football squads went out of respective leagues at quarter final stage tonight at the hands of UCC in a double header ..

The Hurlers opened well but lost there way after half time finishing well beaten by a way stronger and slicker UCC side on a score line of 4.21 to 1.10 . Donach Fah,  Cian Brennan , and the impressive Evan O Connell doing the scoring for ATU Galway..

Our Footballers lead by Keith Murphy assisted by forth year sports science student Oisin O Loughlin had a courageous display losing out 2.12 to 1.06 , . Both squads now await fixtures draws on Dec 11th in Croke Pk to see how their championship opposition lines up. 

Thanking all students who travelled and committed to the fixtures .

ONWARDS UPWARDS

Wishing our Ladies Football squad the very best in their League Semi-Final on Thur. Nov 21st at 5pm In Fethard Co. Tipperary .

Training / Coaching in preparation continues in ATU Pitch Tue Nov 19th  at 7pm . Wishing Ciara, Sarah, Trevor and all the ladies all the very best.

ONWARDS UPWARD LADIES 

Appreciation to Gort CS for travelling to Mellows to play our camogie squad last evening. A novel event in order to keep our CAMOGIE CULTURE going in ATU Sport.

Appreciation to Ava Lynskey / Shannon Corcoran who represented us at the National Camogie launch in Maynooth University last Monday Nov. 11th..  We will continue our CAMOGIE development weekly on Wednesday evenings at 6.15pm in Mellows our new base.  Recognition to our management team of Aoife Lynskey, Martina Harkin, Liam Gordon for commitment to this important development in ATU Sport..

Everyone should now embrace this top class management and commit to every session and challenge game being organised in preparation for AISHLING MURPHY CUP championships fixtures in January (Jan. 14th / Jan 21st) .. Our opposition in group is UCG3 and ATU Sligo both games away ..

ONWARDS UPWARDS Ladies ..

Our Junior footballers travelled to ATU Sligo last evening to play in league RD 4 .

Appreciation to manager Ronan Riddell and everyone who travelled to represent ATU GAA Sport Galway. The lads suffered a defeat on the evening but are a credit to the college in keeping a third football team active and maximising the participation and games opportunities for all students which is one of our aims in sport in the college .

Onwards Upwards  Lé Chéile 

The lads await championship fixtures in the new year..

Sincere thanks to our two Ladies who represented us at the National Camogie Launch in University Maynooth 11.11.25 .

Ava Lynskey and Shannon Corcoran promoting our ATU Galway "One Club Model" Camogie Colours in style ..

See collection of Launch photos on below link ....

Championship dates 14.1.25 (ATU Sligo), 21.1.25 (UOG3) ..

NATIONAL CAMOGIE LAUNCH 2025

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An Outstanding display from our senior hurlers in Dangan tonight against formidable opposition. ATU Sport Galway GAA showed tremendous class, skill, courage, determination and leadership to secure a hard fought draw with UCG. To a man we stood tall, in an un-compromising fashion both on and off the field. The decision making ability of our manager Brian Hanley assisted by Keith Daniels, Gary Horan, Aíne O Connor (Sports Science student), Lian Noonan (College staff) won the day.

Top defensive performances from Rory Burke, Dylan Dunne, John Cooney, Tom O Connor aligned to our attacking competency in Kevin Cooney finishing with a total of 2.08 (1.04 F), Oisin Lohan 2.01, Nathan Earner 1.01, Dylan Dunne 0.02 class long range frees , John Cooney 0.02, Robbie Meehan 0,02, Eoin Horan 0,01, and Darragh Donoghue 0.01 ..

Next up for these men are UL on Tue. Nov. 12th at 7pm in Liam Mellows GAA grounds.

Result : ATU Galway 5.18 / UCG 1.30 ..

A marvelous display by our ladies in Ballyloughane tonight . This team are so exciting to watch with bursts of speed, changes in direction, and skillful players with courage and heart in abundance. It has to be said the coaching inputs are evident on field, lead by Ciara Moran manager assisted by Sarah Coneally an expert coach and communicator with Trevor Clohessy finishing off a professional and well polished management team.

On field leaders are Lezza Cunningham, Alannah Devereux, Saoirse Delaney, Leah Davoren but to name a few .

This team are ones to watch and play football the way it should be played , running direct lines and kicking when in possession, and fighting hard to dispossess and retrieve when without . A TEAM TO WATCH . A big panel turning out continuously which says lots about the management assisted by Sports Science student Odhran Heslin .

Wishing Aisling Costello who played superbly throughout in tonight game a speedy recovery from injury ..

RESULT: ATU Galway 2.09 /  UCG 2.01

A Committed and united team display lead by Ava Lynskey at center forward and Cathy Fogarty at center back gave the points to ATU Galway against a spirited ATU Sligo..

Ava Lynskey lead the charge from the off racking up goals and points at will. She had a masterful performance in scoring, supporting and defending throughout. Emma Fitzgerald was tenacious in defense displaying an abundance of skill and heart with her blocking skills to the fore all night. Others to catch the eye were Sarah Coleman, Ciara Burke, Mairead Mahony at 3, Ciara O Sullivan in the goals , Cathy Fogarty at 6 was majestic all through showing her class in the tackle and also in her distribution and teamplay. The midfield pairing of Aisling Black and Aoibhe Joyce were energetic throughout contributing to the scoring and also to the link play.

This progresses our ladies now to the latter stages of league.

Looking forward to seeing how this group develop over the season with Manager Aoife Lynskey and Coach Martina Harlin. 

RESULT : 5,15 / !.14 

Higher education group stages Rd3 double header in Ballyloughane, where ATU Galway hosted ATU Sligo in both fresher and senior football with both our Galway squads defeated by 5 point margin .

Results mean progression for the fresher football as runners up in division 1D and we await a quarter final league fixture in coming weeks .

Its back to the training field for the senior footballers in anticipation of SIGERSON CUP draws (Launch Dec 11th) ..

Appreciation to our students, managements, sports science students for all the voluntary work in preparation ..

RESULTS Senior 

ATU Galway 3.05  / ATU Sligo 2.13

RESULT Fresher

ATU Galway 2.08 / ATU Sligo 3.10  ....

Leinster LGFA Third Level Scholarship 2025.

OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM LEINSTER 

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November 01, 2024

Leinster LGFA are now accepting applications for their 2025 3rd Level Higher Education Scholarship. Please see below application form. 
Deadline for submission of applications is - Monday 16th December, 2024.
Applicants for Scholarship must fulfil the following criteria to be considered;

1. Be a member of LGFA either in a playing or administrative capacity.
2. Be a Second or subsequent year Third Level student, written confirmation of which, obtained from the secretary of the applicant’s club, shall accompany her application.
3. Must seek to become a member of her college Ladies Football Committee and carry out designated duties.
4. Must be available to play for College Ladies Football teams if required.
5. Must abide (at all times) by the third Level College & Ladies Gaelic Football codes.
6. Must be available to attend a Leinster activity ie. Blitz, Underage Tournament, P.P. Schools Competition if requested by Leinster LGFA when in receipt of Scholarship.
7. Letter of support from Club Secretary.

Leinster LGFA reserves the right to alter the value of scholarships being awarded each year.The value of Scholarship Awards for 2025 is 5 recipients in receipt of €1,000 each.
Responsibility for the awarding of Scholarships rests with the Leinster LGFA Executive Committee. The committee’s decisions shall be final and binding and there will be no recourse to any form of arbitration by or on behalf of an unsuccessful applicant.
Form available here: Scholarship Form 2025.pdf

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An Industrious performance from our fresher hurlers see them qualify for the business end of the League in a calm night in Ballyloughane . Match referee Shane Hynes was excellent and controlled proceedings effortlessly. ATU Galway without their injured star forward Conor Dolphin worked tirelessly throughout to achieve the result .

Ten players contributed to the scoring which in itself reflects the commitment. Donagh Fahy the Ardrahan man was in flying form yet again at 11 scoring 12  first half points with only 2 of those from placed balls. Padraig Gavin again proving his worth with work rate scored a fine goal to finish off his evening. Evan O Connell scored 4 points from play a serious return from a wing half forward. The busy team player at corner forward Cillian Finnerty scored 3 and set up others also. Pierce McGurk lead the line at 6 expertly and contributed 2 fine long range efforts to cap a fine display at center back. Donegal's Donal Farrelly again proved his ability and work rate from start to finish capping off his evening with 2 points from the wing back position. Fergus Deeley the Sarsfields man controlled midfield in partnership with Jim Veale from Beagh and scored placed balls and contributed from play expertly between them . Substitute Cian Brennan from Ardrahan was a player of note in defense and also got up field to score a fine point as did his fellow defender Aaron McDonagh also contributing to the score line. Cian Fordham struck a fine free to finish off a great evenings hurling from this exciting young team. 

Final score from a calm Ballyloughane was -

ATU Galway 1.30  to   TUS MW 0.15 ..

  GAA Trail Blazers wanted

Inaugural Integration 7's Tournament

Dear Principal / Transition Yr. Co-Ordinator

Connacht GAA in partnership with ATU Sport Galway are seeking the brave and the bold to be part of something extraordinary in GAA history, the first official Integration 7’s game. This pioneering tournament event is limited to four hurling/camogie and four football/ladies football post primary schools [Transition Year Student’s, Panel of 10. 5xMale 5xFemale] from Connacht Counties.

Tournament details:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 20th November

Time: 11.00 – 3pm .

Location: “The Dome”, Connacht GAA Centre, Cloonacurry, Bekan, Claremorris, Co. Mayo

Supported by ATU Students from Event Management / Sports Science faculties

Join us for an unforgettable experience where you'll navigate unchartered paths and secure your place in the annals of GAA history. To be part of this chance to be part of a trail blazing revolution contact Damien Coleman damien.coleman@associate.atu.ie .

School Team registration closes Friday 25th October.

Damien Coleman..

Our fresher football team came up trumps in Dangan tonight against a formidable UOG fresher team with a massive result in securing a draw .

One of the best fresher football team displays in years on a score line of 1.13 to 2.10 .

Keith Murphy (Manger) and Eoin Concannon (Coach) ably assisted by 4th yr sports science students Oisin McLoughlin and Joseph Lydon, were delighted with this result and hopefully this will kickstart there year now positively and productively  . Best wishes men and we look forward to seeing what can be delivered from this group throughout the year.

ATU Ladies footballers under the brilliant stewartship of Ciara Moran, Sarah Conneally, and Trevor Clohessy gave a masterful display tonight at home in Liam Mellows against TUS MW winning on a score line of 5.14 t0 0.04 . Its onwards and upwards for this committed bunch of ladies whos workrate is never to be questioned in game or on the training field.

Scorers for the night were spread over x8 players which is testimony the the team ethic from this group ..

Leeza Cuningham 1.01, Alanagh Devereux 1.03, Emer McMahon 0.03, Megan McGovern 1.03, Millie Sheridan 1.02, Saoirse Delaney 1G, Maebh Ní D 1P, Kanik Burvitate 1P ..

The team was captained from the NO 6 birth by Kellie McGrath and we welcome back Saoirse Delaney who landed a goal on her comeback. 

Our senior hurlers went down to a heavy enough defeat at the hands of TUS MW in Moyglish tonight in the lashing rain . The game refereed by All Ireland referee Johnny Murphy was gone from a competitive enough ATU Galway by half time and finished on a score line of 7.18 to 0.18 to the home side. 

Scores for ATU were John Cooney 2, Cian Duggan 1, Kevin Cooney 2, Nathan Earner 2, Ronan Brett 2 ,Taddy Moran 2, Rory Burke 3, Oisin Lohan 2, Mick Shiel 2 ..

Brian Hanley and management await UOG in Rd 2 on Nov. 7th and UL in Rd3 on Nov 12th ..

A magical performance by our freshers hurlers in Dangan tonight defeating a solid UCG team on a score line of 6.15 to 1,10 ..

Again Conor Dolphin and Donagh Fahy were to the fore, with excellent displays from Eoin Long in goal, Mark Kilkenny in defense, Fergal Deeley in midfield ably supported by Jim Veale .

Next outing is Nov 4th in Liam Mellows at 6pm V TUS MW . This game decides the league longevity and the future involvement of this team prior to Xmas ..

A Spirited performance from a depleted outfit with so many Clubs still in championship finals and semi finals throughout the country.

ATU Ladies battled hard on a score line of 3.11 to 0.08 points defeat.

Manager Aoife Lynskey, and coach Martina Harkin were happy with the performance and commitment of the ladies on show and now look forward to the visit of ATU Sligo on Nov 6th in round 2 .

Top performers on the night were Ava Lynskey and Aishling Black .

A massive win in a spirited display to come back in the second  half and win by a point on a score line of !.17 to TUS Midlands !.16 ..A classical winning point from the boot of Fionn McDonagh who displayed grit and work rate all through the game. 

Nathan Grangier, Dara Walsh, and Cian Murphy were our top scorers keeping the board ticking all night,

This result keeps our league hopes alive and also preserves division status for next year. 

Onwards and Upwards men ..

Our Junior and Senior Football squads played first rounds of the leagues on Wed. last Oct. 16th hosted by our friends across the Corrib UCG .

The Junior team lost out by a score line of 2.17 to 2.09 with a honorable display.

The Senior panel who presently are not at full strength with players on club championship duties lost out on a score line of 1.21 to 0.07 ..

Thanking our committed players, managements for there time on training pitches over the past month, and we look forward to better days on the horizon soon. 

Next up for Junior football is a trip to Bekan (Connacht Center) on Thur. Oct . 24th against ATU Connamara , and the Senior squad go to TUS Midlands for a crunch league decider game on Wed. Oct 23rd .

Wishing all well with preparations . Onwards and Upwards .

RD. 1 of the fresher hurling league was played in a very wet University Of Limerick this evening ,

ATU Hurling freshers squad put in a very spirited display  however came up short . They were only 3 points off the pace at half time with Goalkeeper Eoin Long producing heroics between the sticks. UL ran out convincing winners in the end on a score line of 4.17 to 2.13 .

Donagh Fahy scored 1.10 and Conor Dolphin 1.03 were ATU s only scoring contributors on the night .

Despite outscoring their opponents 2-6 to 0-3 in a superb second half display, ATU Galway ladies footballers narrowly lost out to University of Limerick, 1-13 to 2-7, in their opening round league fixture at UL’s facilities on Thursday evening.
A slow start saw ATU Galway fall 1-5 to no score in arrears after just 10 minutes, but from there on in, they slowly began to find their feet, with goals from Emer McMahon and Alannah Devereux in the final quarter putting them within striking distance.
Sadly, though, the clock was against them and the home side held on for the victory. There were some great individual ATU Galway performances, with goalkeeper Leah O’Halloran particularly impressive between the posts.

Don't forget, Clubs and Societies Day is happening on September 25th in the ATU Galway Sports Hall from 10 AM to 2 PM. It's the perfect opportunity to explore all the amazing clubs and societies on campus!

You'll also have the chance to chat with players and coaches to find out which club suits you best. Plus, enjoy some FREE pizza ? while you're there!

See you there! ?

NEWS ITEM - Irish Collegiate Handball Association

ATTENTION INTERESTED STUDENTS

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Peter McCreesh, and I am writing to you on behalf of the Irish Collegiate Handball Association (ICHA). We are the governing body responsible for organising all third-level GAA Handball competitions in Ireland, aiming to foster the growth and popularity of the game among students across the country.

We are excited to announce our upcoming tournaments for the 2024-2025 academic year and would like to invite any interested players from your institution to participate. Our events are an excellent opportunity for students to engage in this dynamic sport, develop their skills, and represent their colleges on both national and international stages.

The schedule for our upcoming tournaments is as follows:

• 40x20 Doubles: 11-13 October 2024 in Dublin
• Wallball: 29 November - 1 December 2024 in Killarney, Co. Kerry
• 40x20 Singles: 31 January - 2 February 2024 in Belfast, Co. Antrim
• 60x30: 18-20 April 2025 in County Sligo

Additionally, we are proud to represent Irish colleges annually at the American Handball Collegiates, which will take place from 19-23 February 2025 in Portland, USA. This international event provides a fantastic platform for our students to compete at a high level and gain invaluable experience.

We are keen to spread awareness of GAA handball across all third-level institutions in Ireland and would greatly appreciate your support in promoting these events within your college. Should you have any questions or wish to arrange a call to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact us in direct response to this email.

If you would like to learn more or require any further support developing handball within your institution, please feel free to reach out to Clare Conway via her email below:

Clare.conway.handball@gaa.ie

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to the possibility of your students joining us in these exciting competitions.

Best regards,

Peter McCreesh

Irish Collegiate Handball Association
Email: icha.handball@gmail.com

For latest news & updates: ICHA Facebook | ICHA Instagram ICHA Twitter

NEWS ITEM - Irish Collegiate Handball Association

ATTENTION INTERESTED STUDENTS

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Peter McCreesh, and I am writing to you on behalf of the Irish Collegiate Handball Association (ICHA). We are the governing body responsible for organising all third-level GAA Handball competitions in Ireland, aiming to foster the growth and popularity of the game among students across the country.

We are excited to announce our upcoming tournaments for the 2024-2025 academic year and would like to invite any interested players from your institution to participate. Our events are an excellent opportunity for students to engage in this dynamic sport, develop their skills, and represent their colleges on both national and international stages.

The schedule for our upcoming tournaments is as follows:

• 40x20 Doubles: 11-13 October 2024 in Dublin
• Wallball: 29 November - 1 December 2024 in Killarney, Co. Kerry
• 40x20 Singles: 31 January - 2 February 2024 in Belfast, Co. Antrim
• 60x30: 18-20 April 2025 in County Sligo

Additionally, we are proud to represent Irish colleges annually at the American Handball Collegiates, which will take place from 19-23 February 2025 in Portland, USA. This international event provides a fantastic platform for our students to compete at a high level and gain invaluable experience.

We are keen to spread awareness of GAA handball across all third-level institutions in Ireland and would greatly appreciate your support in promoting these events within your college. Should you have any questions or wish to arrange a call to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact us in direct response to this email.

If you would like to learn more or require any further support developing handball within your institution, please feel free to reach out to Clare Conway via her email below:

Clare.conway.handball@gaa.ie

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to the possibility of your students joining us in these exciting competitions.

Best regards,

Peter McCreesh

Irish Collegiate Handball Association
Email: icha.handball@gmail.com

For latest news & updates: ICHA Facebook | ICHA Instagram ICHA Twitter

ATTENTION: Senior Students ATU

Castlegar GAA Club, would like to offer a Scholarship/ Bursary of €1,000.00 per Student – two students. This would apply to Students who would assist with Coaching in Schools in our Club Catchment area. Coaching would be one full day per week, for a period of Ten Weeks during the months October to December and a further 15week period during January 2025 to May 2025.

Contact:

Molly Dunne (ATU Sports Officer)

Damien Coleman (GAA DEV, Manager ATU) if available / Interested ..

This is a COACHING PATHWAY OFFERING to a student at ATU Galway awarded for active involvement in COACHING.

Third Level Coaching Academy:

A gentle reminder on the Third Level Coaching Academy (poster attached), as you begin to organize your management teams, it should be a helpful incentive to get more people involved. The deadline is the 1st of October.

Third Level Coaching Academy, an exciting new initiative aimed at increasing the number of coaches in third-level camogie. The Third Level Coaching Academy is designed to support and develop students who are interested in coaching camogie teams within their institutions and lessen the workload on full-time third level staff in securing adequate coaching cover for their respective teams.

Programme Overview:

• Bursary Support: Students who are selected for the Academy will receive a bursary to assist with coaching-related expenses.
• Buddy Coach System: Each bursary recipient is required to secure a "buddy coach" who will learn from them throughout the year, creating a pipeline of future coaches.
• Mentorship & Development: It is hoped that bursary recipients would receive ongoing support from their University GDA/GPO, including access to resources, a development plan, and mentoring, where possible.
• End-of-Year Workshop: An end-of-year workshop/CPD event will be organised, where bursary recipients and their buddy coaches can share experiences.

Below is the link to the application form:

Application Form: https://forms.office.com/e/9nE8i4YJGN

Application Deadline: Tuesday October 1st, at 5pm.

Connacht GAA Student Bursary Awards 2024/2025 - Connacht GAA

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Connacht GAA have again reiterated their commitment to the ongoing educational development of its players and members by announcing details of the 2024/2025 Connacht GAA Student Bursary scheme.

The scheme, which is now in its fifteenth year, will be open to members of the Association who are attending a full-time Higher Education course and who are active participants in their Higher Education club. Students who hold other GAA-related or a college scholarship/bursary will not be eligible to apply. Connacht GAA welcomes applications from those students in our province, (Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon & Sligo), regardless whether their attendance is at a college inside or outside of Connacht”. Recipients will again be selected based on a range of criteria, including their playing, coaching or administrative commitments to the GAA. A number of awards in each province will be reserved for those excelling in the areas of coaching and administration within the College GAA Club.

Further information and application forms for this year’s scheme are currently available to download from www.connachtgaa.ie

Senior Inter- County players who were on their County’s Senior Panel in 2024 should apply for Bursaries via the Gaelic Players Association; further information at www.gaelicplayers.com.

All Applications (Connacht GAA Higher Education Bursary Application Form 2024) to be forwarded to;

Student Bursary Application,

Connacht GAA Centre,

Cloonacurry,

Bekan,

Claremorris

Co. Mayo www.connachtgaa.ie

Phone: 094)9630335 Email: reception.connacht@gaa.ie

The closing date for application will be October 18th, 2024.

Applications received after the closing date will not be eligible for consideration.

ATU GAA in partnership with Gort Community School post primary are developing Sporting links via a coaching networks programme.

Staff from ATU Sport (GAA) will attend Gort CS and facilitate the delivery of Coaching Programmes to over 120 Transition Year students. The TY students via their FUTURE LEADERS PROGRAMME will gain a valuable education on the HOW and the WHAT to coach the various age cohorts at CHILD, YOUTH,  and ADULT levels. Age related coaching priorities will be discussed and a plan developed to aid the students in their holistic approach with the coaching processes.

Damien Coleman (GAA DEV. MANAGER) will be the tutor lead over the x2 days which should prove to be a fruitful partnership between second level and third level educational centers. Other project links will also come on stream as a pilot between ATU Sport and Post Primary Schools.

ATU Galway "ONE CLUB MODEL" launch with selected managements and coaches for higher education leagues and championships will commence with a "CULTURE/VALUES" presentation night on Tue, Sept. 24th at 6 - 8pm on ATU Galway campus. 

The presentation will provide details to all in attendance regarding our proposed STRATEGY, STRUCTURE, SYSTEMS, SKILLS, STYLE, STAFF, SHARED VALUES. 

STUDENTS who intend to volunteer - become committee members, coaches, pro's, secretaries, equipment managers, chairperson's etc. should also attend and would be extremely welcome.

STAFF who are currently working in ATU and would like to support the STUDENTS in their SPORTING pursuits are also most welcome to attend our presentation night.

The evening will be facilitated by Damien Coleman (GAA Dev. Manager), Molly Dunne (Sports Manager) and on the evening volunteer management teams will be presented with coaching gear and equipment.

ALL WELCOME .

LECTURE HALL for meeting will be advertised closer the time ..