CUMANN LÚTHCHLEAS GAEL

Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe

Príomh Oifig, Stáid an Phiarsaigh, Bóthar na Trá, Gaillimh

PRESS RELEASE

Galway GAA are delighted to announce Brooks as the new sponsor of the Galway Senior, Intermediate and Minor club hurling championships for the next 3 years.

Brooks, one of the leading timber and builders’ merchants in Ireland have extended their support of the Galway club hurling having sponsored the minor hurling championships in 2019.

On behalf of the Galway Hurling Committee, Chairperson Paul Bellew commented "We are thrilled to have Brooks on board as our sponsors at Senior, Intermediate and Minor level for the next 3 years. Firstly, we want to thank them for their sponsorship of the minor competitions over the last couple of years and for their continued support of Galway GAA in general to date. Their commitment over the next three years reaffirms the status of the Galway hurling championships as one of the premier club competitions in the country. We look forward to partnering with them in the years ahead and having them on board represents a major boost to Galway GAA."

Brooks Managing Director, Mark Lohan noted “We are delighted to have signed a 3-year package to support the Galway Senior, Intermediate and Minor club hurling championships. The GAA is hugely important to us; our staff, our customers and our supply partners and it is a pleasure for us to continue and deepen our ties with Galway GAA. We wish all players, team management and supporters and the officials involved in the promotion of Gaelic games a safe return to activity. Nobody will take sport for granted for some time to come. Gaillimh Abú.”

The draws for the Brooks Senior, Intermediate and Minor hurling championships take place on Monday, June 29^th in the Loughrea Hotel and Spa at 8 p.m.

Club Hurling Championship Draws take place on Monday night next June 29th in Loughrea Hotel & Spa.

The Senior and Intermediate Draws will be covered live on Galway Bay FM from 8 p.m.

Championship draws  for all grades will be made

• Senior
• Intermediate
• Junior A
• Junior B
• Junior C
• Minor A
• Minor B
• Minor B1
  

Note: To comply with the restricted numbers allowed under Covid 19 regulations only 1 person per club will be allowed to attend                    

Is mise,

Sean Ó Fathaigh, (Runaí)

 The Revised Draws for the Senior Club Championship will take place in the Claregalway Hotel on Tuesday, 30th June 2020 at 8.45pm.

To comply with the social distancing guidelines, the number of people that can be present is restricted.  Just one representative from each of the eighteen (18) senior clubs is invited to attend please.

The Football Committee having reviewed the feedback received from all Clubs regarding the issue of Relegation, recommended to the CCC that one team per grade would be promoted and relegated for 2020. The CCC adopted this proposal and also ratified the restructuring of the Senior Championship for 2020 as well as the revised Rules and Regulations pertaining to this year’s championships. 

Games will commence on the weekend of the 31st July through to the 3/4 October as already outlined.

A revised Master Fixtures Plan will be issued to clubs in due course.

The following document outlines Galway Hurling Committee’s plans for our club championships in 2020.

Click here to view the full document details.

If you have any questions arising from the above, please contact any of the following Hurling Committee officers for further information:

Resumption of club competitions for all cohorts from Friday July 31st 

Access to GAA buildings and indoor facilities including meeting rooms not permitted. 

Water Bottles must not be shared. Other equipment can be shared but must be washed/sanitised at beginning and end of training and games

Contact tracing measures to be in place for all players and backroom personnel

All participants to complete Health Questionnaire and submit to Covid Supervisor on entry to the ground at each session.

Covid Supervisor to ensure  temperature of all team participants is recorded on the Health Questionnaire before entry to ground. If Temperature is over 37.5°c individual must return home. 

All players and coaches to sanitise their hands - on entry and departure from grounds. 

Club facility to display signage and information for managing Covid-19.

Parent/guardian must drop off and collect child at the club.               

Separate and updated advice on the Safe Return for inter county players will be published during Phase 4.

#Limitations on spectator numbers to be confirmed (in line with Govt Guidelines)

Club Competitions continue

Access to GAA buildings and indoor facilities including meeting rooms, gyms, exercise studios permitted where regular and effective cleaning can be carried out and where required indoor social distancing measures can be maintained. Access to club facilities to be monitored.

Contact tracing measures to remain in place. 

Adequate sanitisers to be available throughout the facility. 

Club facility to display signage and information for managing Covid-19. Spectator numbers to be managed in line with agreed protocols and government guidance.

#Limitations on spectator numbers (in line with Govt Guidelines)

(#Further information on Spectators and spectator safety will be provided before Phase 4 commences)

Subject to no changes in medical advice or research there will be a resumption of inter county training from 14th September. 

Outline Games proposal:

Juvenile and Youth competitions to take place from July 31st To MidOctober.

Adult competitions (involving county players) to take place from July 31st to Sunday October 11th

Inter county competitions to take place no sooner than October 17th  (Full revised inter county calendar to be agreed and will be published once the GAA proceeds to phase 3)