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Dublin Clubs Serious Support

March 31, 2021
Serious club support in the capital! Dublin clubs are chalking up some serious support and reaping the rewards with the LIDL ‘Level the Playing Field’ club initiative.  Lidl customers are collecting stamp cards for their nominated club when they use the LIDL Plus App in store every time they shop. €30 earns a stamp, €60 earns two stamps and so on. The campaign comes to an end on Sunday April 11th with sets of jerseys and cash prizes up for grabs. Dublin LGFA took a peek at the Dublin..

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Provincial Referee Accelerate Programme

March 24, 2021
 Provincial Referee Accelerate ProgrammeLeinster are running a Provincial Referee Accelerate Programme and would encourage any eligible referees to apply. This is an excellent opportunity to continue on your referee development pathway. If you have any questions in relation to the programme please contact Leinster Development Officer Stephen Maxwell ( gdo.leinster@lgfa.ie )Requirements are;At least 23 years oldMinimum 5 years of refereeing experienceMust be able to attend all dates belowDeadli..

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Ready to Play

March 19, 2021
Registration for the ‘Be Ready to Play’ Athletic Development programmes is and remains open and coaches and players can be continuously encouraged to register through the GAA eLearning site https://learning.gaa.ie/bereadytoplay.   The next live educational webinar takes place on Tuesday March 30th at 7pm via Microsoft Teams (Infographics attached).The title of the presentation from Fiona McHale, John Doyle, Niall Corcoran and Eileen Glesson is "Technical Coaching for Hurling Camogie..

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NEW LGFA Educational Webinars

March 12, 2021
LGFA Educational / Informative Webinars ...The LGFA have put together a series of educational webinars that will take place over the coming weeks and months. The series of webinars has topics that will be of interest to people volunteering in all sections of club, namely coaches, mentors, committee officials, referees and players alike. All the webinars are free of charge and come highly recommended for more information, to view the full list of webinars available and to find out how to regist..

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Foireann - NEW Registration System

March 10, 2021
‘FOIREANN’ … In 2021, the Gaelic Games family as in the LGFA, GAA, Camogie, Handball and the Rounder’s Associations will all be using a NEW single, integrated membership system for the first time called FOIREANN.This new system brings better functionality for both clubs and their members including online membership subscriptions, on-line payments, streamlined communications, team management, event management, health questionnaires and attendance recording.  The old ‘Servasport System..

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Level 1 Coaching Course

March 09, 2021
LGFA Level 1 Blended Coaching Course Dublin LGFA in conjunction with the LGFA Development team in Croke Park have organised a LEVEL 1 coaching webinar. Owing to Covid restrictions a number of the modules of the course will be delivered on-line while participants will also be required to complete three course theory modules off line. (Details will be explained in full by the course tutor). The virtual section of the course will take place over three dates (1) Tuesday April 20th, (2) Tuesday Apr..

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Upcoming Goal Keeping Webinars

March 04, 2021
Leinster LGFA in conjunction with National LGFA will be running a series of webinars on “Coaching the Goalkeeper”. These webinars are aimed at all goalkeepers, club coaches & managers and are a result of a Leinster LGFA club survey.The series will be preceded by LGFA Show “Coaching the Goalkeeper” hosted by Jackie Cahill with Goalkeepers Monica McGuirk (Meath) and Martina O’Brien (Cork) and Leinster Development Officer Stephen Maxwell which will be released on LGFA channels on March 22..

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Youth Club Referee Course / Webinar

March 03, 2021
Youth Club Referee Course / Webinar.Bookings are now being taken for our Youth Club Referee Course / Webinar.This event is aimed at young referees who have been officiating Go Games for 3 years plus and who now wish to move up to officiate  at the next level (U12 to U13 ranks -Dublin policy). The Youth Club Referee Course - would also suit those who may have been involved in refereeing other juvenile GAA codes for three years or more and or former adult players who have a good knowledge of the..

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Essentials of GDPR

March 01, 2021
FOGRA - All club officers The LGFA are hosting an informative webinar tomorrow evening of the topic of GDPR. This webinar may be of special interest to club PRO's and Secretaries. Topic: Essentials of GDPRDate: Tuesday 2nd MarchTime: 7:30pmAimed at: All club officersDescription: This webinar provides an excellent opportunity for all clubs to gain this essential training and ensure your club is compliant with the legislationBOOK PLACE HERE

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Ballyboden St Endas - LIDL One Good Club Program

February 26, 2021
Ballyboden St Endas - Chosen for LIDL One Good Club ProgramBallyboden St Endas is amongst 25 clubs chosen to participate in the Lidl Ireland’s new One Good Club™ mental health awareness programme, which commences next Monday, March 1. Lid’s One Good Club™ is a five-step youth mental health awareness programme for local clubs, developed in partnership with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) and Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health.Details of the programme were r..

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