Full GAA integration

[JoeH]

I've had a look and don't see anything on this.

There's a motion at Congress this weekend calling for full integration of the three associations.

I know there are a few clubs in our own county that work as one and it seems to work quite well.

What I see is that it's the GPA looking for this and if the GPA is looking something then money is usually stuck around it.

Why is the top end looking for this? At club level this would cause issues at the start. Senior mem have a league game scheduled the same time as senior ladies. Who goes first?
Scheduling of games will become an issue as much as it is now.
Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others. I can imagine that coming out.
Benefits at club - same gear, membership costs streamlined.
Will more people help?


Two county teams scheduled for a county game on the same day. Weather is like what it is and a double header is out of the question.
One team normally packs out the stadium the other team has around a thousand.
Who gets in?
Is it rotated?

Integration is something not to be scared off but needs a lot of thought.

Personally it needs to happen but it's implementation is crucial

 

[PatMustard]

Ladies football and Camogie use the GAA’s grounds anyway so there’s always the issue of who plays where/when.

Would both codes go with the same rules? The ladies game adapted some of their own rules, so would they remain or go?

Agree it’s not always possible to have double headers in winter, but I’d definitely welcome them in better weather.

 

[Big Jim]

Rules would be a non issue Pat. Hurling and Football have differences and variations even though they both had basically the same guidelines.

Money being the elephant in the room can't be ignored and with who pays for what, it is and will be a issue. A gripe of many clubs as an example is that ladies/camogs don't bring bigger support numbers (not my words) so don't/can't pay into the pot the same. I know from my own club that the ladies (originally from the Camogs and laterly the Gaelic for mothers and ladies football) have been big organisers of fund raising. They have been a fantastic driving force behind a lot of ideas in the club.