GAA Liability Insurance extends to cover clubs as organiser of Poc Fada competitions. However, in the event a personal injury claim arises Insurers will not confirm indemnity to the club until the club can demonstrate that the club upheld it’s legal duty of care and took all reasonable precautions to run a safe event.
As an alleged injured party has up to 2 years to initiate a personal injury claim the only chance we have of effectively investigating allegations of negligence and defending claims is if clubs maintain written records of the management of the club property and activities.
As a minimum we recommend clubs record activities at the monthly executive meeting and document in the minutes no incidents were reported or an incident occurred and was reported to Croke Park.
If an incident were to occur you need to record with as much detail as possible (identify witnesses and take photos) and submit notification to me.
Clubs can record event planning in their own format or I’ve drafted the attached as aguide. The supplementary templates include an accident report form and cleaning checklist.
Over 60% of personal injury claims arise following alleged slip/trips and falls so a key control is to document the property was checked before, during and after events as this is the most effective means of preventing incidents occurring and/or challenging claims should they arise.
Templates for Supporting Documentation
Poc fada Procedures
Sign on sheet
2019 Convention
The Annual Convention of the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association will be held at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, 8th December 2019, commencing at 2.00pm.
Please click the link below to download 2019 Annual convention report.
Convention Report 2019.pdf
Full list of officers to be ratified at Convention:
Uachtarán: Michael Barry (Delany’s)
Cathaoirleach: Tracey Kennedy (Killeagh)
Leas-Cathaoirleach: Marc Sheehan (Aghabullogue)
Cisteoir: Diarmuid Gowen (Fermoy)
Runaí: Kevin O’Donovan (Kilmeen/Kilbree)
Oifigeach Caidreamh Poiblí (PRO): Joseph Blake (Adrigole)
Oifigeach Oiliúna (Coaching Officer): Ronan Dwane (Aghada)
Oifigeach Forbartha (Development Officer): Pat Horgan (Midleton)
Oifigeach Gaeilge/Cultúir: Risteard Ó Murchú (Lyre)
Oifigeach Leanaí (Children’s Officer): Des Cullinane (Glen Rovers/St. Nick’s)
Central Council Delegate: Tracey Kennedy
Munster Council Delegates: Gerard Lane (Bride Rovers), Michael Byrne (Ballyhea)
Munster Success for Russell Rovers
Munster success for Russell Rovers in today’s Junior Final.
In very wet conditions in Dungarvan today, Russell Rovers beat St.Mary’s from Waterford on a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-11.
Russell Rovers will play St. Mary’s (Waterford) in the AIB Munster Club Junior Hurling Championship Final on Sunday December 8th at 12 noon in Fraher Field Dungarvan (note fixture change).
Munster Final
Teams Russell Rovers and St. Mary’s, Waterford
Date 7th December
Time: 12noon
New Cork GAA website goes live
Cork GAA have launched our new website. After weeks of meeting, planning and designing, the new, mobile responsive website is now live.
Cork GAA IT committee have developed the new website as part of a number of steps in the digital transformation for the County.
One of the major features of the new site is its mobile responsive across all platforms from mobile phones to tablets to laptops. The site will have live feeds from our social media pages and a new clubs home page with all the latest fixtures and results across all sections of Cork GAA feeding in.
The new website will be updated with further information in the coming days and weeks as competition programmes are announced.
GAA Liability Insurance
GAA Liability Insurance extends to cover clubs as organiser of Poc Fada competitions. However, in the event a personal injury claim arises Insurers will not confirm indemnity to the club until the club can demonstrate that the club upheld it’s legal duty of care and took all reasonable precautions to run a safe event.
As an alleged injured party has up to 2 years to initiate a personal injury claim the only chance we have of effectively investigating allegations of negligence and defending claims is if clubs maintain written records of the management of the club property and activities.
As a minimum we recommend clubs record activities at the monthly executive meeting and document in the minutes no incidents were reported or an incident occurred and was reported to Croke Park.
If an incident were to occur you need to record with as much detail as possible (identify witnesses and take photos) and submit notification to me.
Clubs can record event planning in their own format or I’ve drafted the attached as aguide. The supplementary templates include an accident report form and cleaning checklist.
Over 60% of personal injury claims arise following alleged slip/trips and falls so a key control is to document the property was checked before, during and after events as this is the most effective means of preventing incidents occurring and/or challenging claims should they arise.
Templates for Supporting Documentation
Poc fada Procedures
Sign on sheet
Ireland Lights up
Before the year ends, we would like to highlight the popular ‘Ireland Lights Up’ walking initiative returns in January 2020 in partnership with the GAA, Operation Transformation, and Get Ireland Walking.
In a bid to walk off the turkey and make exercise more accessible on the darker nights, clubs across the 32 counties are once more encouraged to turn on their floodlights and host community walking groups during the broadcast period of the hit RTÉ show.
Registration for clubs is now open: www.getirelandwalking.ie/GAA/
Over 270 clubs participated in Ireland Lights Up in 2019, with a total of 65,000 walkers getting out during the initiative.
The first date for clubs to host ‘Ireland Lights Up’ 2020 is Thursday, January 9th, but this year clubs are free to host their walking groups any, and as many, nights of the week as they want