Do you feel the GAA has a role to play in supporting the health of its members or indeed our wider communities? If so, do you feel your club is working well in this area? Maybe you believe too much is being asked of GAA clubs?

A new 32 county confidential survey of members of the GAA, the IRFU, the FAI and Athletics Ireland is currently underway and offers you an opportunity to have your say. This research, on the role of sporting organisations in promoting health in Ireland, is being carried out by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland. The aim is to understand what is currently happening at club level and to better understand what future aspirations exist for the promotion, support, and protection of health across Ireland through sport.

This research will help inform the GAA’s future focus in this area and all members are encouraged to complete the questionnaire that can be found at the following link:

It should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. In order to get the views of a wide range of people involved in clubs across the country, we also ask that this link is distributed to other members of your club including players, volunteers and coaches. Deadline for completion of the questionnaire is

22nd of May 2015. Let’s make sure the GAA voice is heard.

This research is funded by the National Office for Suicide Prevention and is supported by the Sport for Health Alliance, a recently established group involving Athletics Ireland, the GAA, FAI and IRFU. The results of the questionnaire will form the basis of a published report and will be used to inform

the development of health and well-being policies and practices of organisations and clubs. No individuals or clubs will be identified and all data is confidential and kept in line with data protection legislation.If you have any queries regarding the questionnaire, please contact Tricia Keilthy at the IPH - patricia.keilthy@publichealth.ie or 01 479 3028