A Chairde,
I hope all are keeping well. Below is this week’s update along with a little thought on the “Lockdown” penned by Lorcán Ó Rourke.
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The CCC are currently seeking amalgamation requests from Clubs. Closing date for submission is 6pm on Thursday 25th
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Kildare GAA will be hosting a Virtual St Patrick’s Day Parade on 17th March – Families are asked to design your own Float in your Club colours and send in your pics/videos to kildare@gaa.ie by 16th March. Prizes on offer for the winning entry.
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The Kildare Minor and Under 20 Hurling Training Squads on Saturday 27th March are embarking on a 12-hour virtual run from Mizen to Malin Head and back to the home of Kildare GAA in St Conleth’s Park Newbridge. The monies raised from this 840km virtual run will be shared between Barretstown Children’s Charity and the training budget for both squads. A Go Fund Me page has been established for all personal and corporate donations. We appreciate your assistance. https://www.gofundme.com/f/mizen-to-malin-to-newbridge-minor-u20-hurlers
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Kildare GAA Coaching and Games are seeking applications for coaching roles in hurling & football for this year’s Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps. Kellogg’s Cúl Camps will be held throughout the county during the months of July & August. Requirements: All applicants must be over the age of 18 years & have proven experience in a GAA coaching role. To request an application email: murphy.gda.kildare@gaa.ie
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The GAA’s IT department is organising a series of webinars for Club and County Officers on using Foireann – the Association’s new Management System. To register, participants should complete their details on the following form – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hrxFrNSvpUKfwz6H4bd_zkMBbboVayVBmRHxYVDWS4BUMDZVTFdTRTVCMVhVWVFXT0dQUkdNRlpPNy4u
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Be Ready to Play Programme Coaching and Sport Science initiative aimed at supporting players and coaches during their return to training post Covid was recently launched. You can now registration via https://learning.gaa.ie/bereadytoplay
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Kildare GAA are currently creating a database where the aim is to connect to our Diaspora on a regular basis. If you know of anyone who is abroad and wishes to remain in touch with Kildare GAA it would be greatly appreciated if you could forward on the below form for completion: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hrxFrNSvpUKfwz6H4bd_zqxkqPsI6NxIlBZR0jpKYHZUNlZTNUJGREpYRVNDWFIxOFFVNkhISlk0TS4u
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The GAA Museum in Croke Park recently launched a Book Club where a GAA book a month will be up for discussion. To become a member, sign-up on crokepark.ie/bookclub – The month’s pick is “The Hurlers” by Paul Rouse.
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The GAA is to roll out a ground-breaking Geographic Information System (GIS) to clubs in the County this year. The tool will allow Clubs to know the birth-rate and population within their catchment area and what the Club’s participation rate is compared to the overall population in those age-groups.
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Croke Park issued a reminder that all Clubs should check their water systems to avoid bacteria.
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The first week of the Joe Mallon Motors “MallonMovement” Challenge is upon us. Clane are currently top of the leaderboard with Moorefield and Sarsfields in 2nd and 3rd Keep up clocking up those steps!!!