foR club And county An Chomhdháil Bhliantúil 2011 GAA Annual Congress 2010 Tuarascáil, Cuntais Airgid agus Rúin don Chomhdháil www.gaa.ie 2010 county champions football antrim armagh carlow cavan st gall’s crossmaglen rangers old leighlin kingscourt stars clare cork derry donegal doonbeg nemo rangers coleraine naomh conaill down dublin fermanagh galway burren kilmacud crokes roslea killererin kerry kildare kilkenny laois dr crokes moorefield muckalee portlaoise leitrim limerick longford louth O'C glencar manorhamilton monaleen longford slashers mattock rangers mayo meath monaghan offaly ballintubber skryne clontibret rhode roscommon sligo tipperary tyrone st brigids eastern harps aherlow coalisland waterford westmeath wexford wicklow stradbally garrycastle castletown rathnew 2010 county champions hurling antrim armagh carlow cavan NAOMH MOUNG loughgeil shamrocks keady st mullin’s mullahoranMullach Odhrain Cumann Lúthchleas Gael clare cork derry donegal GAA CLUB crusheen sarsfields lavey seán mac cumhaill’s down dublin fermanagh galway ballygalget ballyboden st enda’s lisbellaw clarinbridge kerry kildare kilkenny laois ballyduff celbridge o’loughlin gael’s rathdowney errill leitrim limerick longford louth st mary’s kilmallock wolfe tones naomh moninne SPORT DON SAOL mayo meath monaghan offaly W S ballyhaunis kildalkey inniskeenO grattansLFETONE coolderry n an m lu - u t c h c h le a s el ga roscommon sligo tipperary tyrone four roads western gaels thurles sarsfields éire óg carrickmore waterford westmeath wexford wicklow de la salle raharney oulart-the ballagh glenealy ESTERN GO W ALS C .L.S GAA Annual Congress 2 An Chomhdháil Bhliantúil : Congress 2011 clár an aoine, aibreán 15 an satharn, aibreán 16 3.00pm Registration for all Congress delegates 10.00am Congress resumes - Ard-Stiúrthóir’s Report 4.00pm Workshops 11.00am Consideration of motions (i) Finance 1.00pm Lón (ii) Official Guide 2.15pm Resumption of Congress (iii) Fixtures Planning – Óráid an Uachtaráin (iv) Working with Sponsors 2.45pm Consideration of remaining Motions 6.00pm Tae 4.30pm Conclusion of Congress 7.00pm Meeting of Páirc an Chrócaigh Teoranta 4.45pm Meeting of Ard Chomhairle 7.30pm Meeting of Ard Chomhairle 5.30pm Mass 8.30pm Opening of Congress 7.30pm Civic Reception 8.45pm Adoption of Accounts 8.15pm Congress Banquet Adoption of Insurance and Injury Scheme Accounts Report from Workshops 9.45pm Installation of Uachtarán-tofa Address by Uachtarán-tofa An Chomhdáil Bhliantúil 2011 Standing Orders 3 In order that the proceedings of Annual Congress be 5. A delegate may, with the consent of the Chairman, carried out without delay, the following Standing Orders move “that the question be now put”, after which when will be observed: the Proposer has spoken, a vote must be taken. 1. The Proposer of a Resolution or of an Amendment 6. Where Congress considers it appropriate, a vote may thereto may speak for five minutes, but not more than be by secret ballot. five minutes. 7. A speaker to the Ard Stiúrthóir’s Report/Workshop 2. A delegate speaking to a Resolution or an Amendment reports or to any other general discussion shall not must not exceed three minutes. A maximum of two exceed three minutes on any one topic. delegates from any one County shall speak on any 8. Any motion seeking to amend a rule in the Official one motion. Guide must have a majority equal to two-thirds of 3. The Proposer of a Resolution or Amendment may speak those present, entitled to vote and voting. a second time for three minutes before a vote is taken, 9. Standing Orders shall not be suspended for the purpose but no other Delegate may speak a second time to the of considering any matter on the Agenda except by same Resolution or Amendment. the consent of a majority equal to two-thirds of those 4. The Chairman may at any time he considers a matter present, entitled to vote and voting. has been sufficiently discussed call on the Proposer 10. The Chairman may change the order of items on the for a reply, and when that has been given a vote must agenda with the support of a simple majority of those be taken. present, entitled to vote and voting. GAA Annual Congress from the depth of winter… to the height of summer… 4 The year at a glance 2010 €11m invested in supporting games 343 international Clubs affiliated to the development in schools, Clubs and Counties Association over 78,000 children participated in 2,615 Affiliated GAA Clubs playing our games Vhi Cúl Camps 1,457,218 supporters attend 2010 €48m distributed to GAA units nationwide Inter-County football and hurling championship games sources of revenue 2010 utilisation of revenue 2010 8% 7% 44% Gate Receipts 18% 18% Match & Competition Costs 24% 7% 34% Commercial Revenue 19% Payments to Counties 44% 7% Irish Sports Council Grants 19% 20% Games & Org. Development 14% 34% 7% Stadium Rental – IRFU/FAI 5% Player Welfare 5% 20% 8% Other Income 14% Administration 24% Grants An Chomhdáil Bhliantúil 2011 from the depth of winter… to the height of summer… 5 sources of revenue 2006-2010 all-ireland Qualifier series gate income 2001-2010 70,000,000 3,000,000 Football 60,000,000 2,500,000 Hurling 50,000,000 2,000,000 40,000,000 1,500,000 30,000,000 1,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 500,000 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20012002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Gate Receipts grants for capital development 2004-2010 Commercial Revenue 25,000,000 Stadium Rental - IRFU/FAI Other Income 20,000,000 Irish Sports Council Grants 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Aw l Ays deTeRmIned To Go fuRTheR An Chomhdáil Bhliantúil 2010 embracing the values at all levels that make our games so unique Tuarascáil an Ard stiúrthóra Report of the Ard stiúrthóir Páraic Ó dufaigh are extremely competitive, a feature emphasised by the close correlation between league and championship success in recent years. Yet there is no doubt that the growth in foR CluB And CounTy importance and the popularity of the championships have 7 tended to overshadow the significance of the leagues. The leagues continue to attract very satisfactory attendances, but, unlike other competitions, the high level of public réamhrá interest in the earlier stages of the competitions seems to diminish as the final stages are reached. There are a number Tá sé in am dúinn breathnú siar ar bhliain gnóthach eile i saol of reasons for this. After the winter break, players and an Chumainn agus is mór an onóir dom an tuairisc seo a supporters welcome the return to action, which gives a boost scríobh agus a chur os bhur gcomhair. to the early rounds of the competitions. In addition, many Ní gnáthbhliain a bhí inti – ar an bpáirc nó taobh amuigh di counties see the winning of promotion or staying in their – agus bhí neart imeachtaí a thit amach thar an tréimhse sin division as their primary goal, the consequence of which is gur gá mionscrúdú a dhéanamh orthu. that, having achieved these less ambitious objectives before the end of the league, counties’ attention turns towards the Ar pháirc na himeartha, ag an leibhéal is airde, tháining championships. As a result, the finals of the leagues appear ‘Ré na gCat’ chun deireadh – ar feadh tamaill ar a laghad to excite less enthusiasm and interest than heretofore. – agus anois is iad Tiobraid Árann atá i gceannas san iomáint. Chomh maith leis sin don chéad uair ó 2002 níorbh é ainm Another factor is that the finalists in Division 1 of the leagues Chiarraí nó Thír Eoghain a bhí ag bun Chorn Sam Mag Uidhir have often been decided in advance of the final round, i mí Mheán Fómhair. which necessarily lessens interest in the closing stages. An attempt is being made to address this issue at Congress Seachas aon rud eile is dócha gurbh iad na deachrachtaí a through a motion that would restore semi-finals in Division 1. bhaineann le cúrsaí eacnamaíochta na dúshláin ba mhó a I am reluctant to see the addition of inter-county games, as chas linn i 2010 agus de réir dealraimh is cosúil go mbeidh these reduce the opportunity for counties to play club said ag fanacht linn ar feadh tamaill eile – ní amháin ag fixtures, but I accept that there is an argument to be made leibhéal lárnach, ach ag gach leibhéal den Chumann. that restoring semi-finals in Division 1 will generate Pé scéal é, bhí i bhfád níos mó ná cúrsaí airgeadais i gceist le increased interest in the final stages of the Allianz Leagues. linn bliana a bhí thar a bheith bróidiúil, gnóthach, ach ag am An issue that needs to be resolved is the role of the leagues céanna thar a bheith taitneamhach fresin. as a laboratory for testing rule changes. It is probably true that frequent rule-experimentation in the leagues has the allianz leagues detracted somewhat from their status. We need, therefore, The place of the Allianz Leagues in our competition structure to look at alternative competitions in which to conduct such has been a subject of discussion for some time. The leagues experimentation. GAA Annual Congress Counties need to be reminded that there is a significant increase in revenues arising from increased attendances opportunity to boost their revenues by more aggressive would increase their income. While this idea has been floated marketing of the leagues. In this context, the launch of the periodically over the past ten years, I believe it is time to give ‘Spring Series’ by Dublin is to be commended.