Does the GAA support the IRA?
PATRICK MATTHEWS, Madam, – Kevin Myers (An Irishman’s Diary, January 15th) claims that throughout the past 30-odd years, “the largest sporting organisation in Ireland, the GAA, voted to support the terror campaign [of the IRA\]”.
When did the IRA stop fighting in Ireland?
These resulted in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, and in 2005 the IRA formally ended its armed campaign and decommissioned its weapons under the supervision of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning.
What was Rule 27 in GAA?
Take, for example, the upcoming 50th anniversary of the 1971 GAA Annual Congress which will always be remembered for the deletion of Rule 27, better known as ‘The Ban’, which infamously prohibited GAA members from playing or watching “foreign games”, specifically soccer, rugby, cricket, and hockey.
What is GAA in Irish?
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is Ireland’s largest sporting organisation. It is celebrated as one of the great amateur sporting associations in the world.
What rule banned members of the British security forces from joining the GAA?
Rule 21 of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was a rule in force from 1897 to 2001 which banned members of the British security forces from membership of the GAA and thus from playing Gaelic games. Rule 21 stated: Members of the British armed forces or police shall not be eligible for membership of the Association.
How many GAA players took part in the Easter Rising?
Yes, over 300 GAA club members participated in the 1916 rebellion and many more might have done so had the country risen on the Easter Sunday as originally envisaged.
Are the IRA Protestant or Catholic?
Unlike the “Provisionals”, the “Officials” did not think that Ireland could be unified until the Protestant majority of Northern Ireland and Catholic minority of Northern Ireland were at peace with each other….Official Irish Republican Army.
| Official Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann) | |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,500–2,000 (between 1969 and 1972) |
What was Rule 42 in GAA?
2005: The GAA’s Rule 42 – which prevents sports other than Gaelic Games from being played at GAA venues, is temporarily set aside to allow the Ireland Rugby team and the Republic of Ireland soccer team to play games at Croke Park while Lansdowne Road rugby grounds are being redeveloped.
What are GAA benefits?
The GAA Injury Benefit Fund is a Self-funded benefit fund funded entirely from GAA funds with no outside involvement. The GAA Injury Benefit Fund does not seek to compensate fully for Injuries sustained but to supplement other Schemes such as Personal Accident or Health Insurance.
Did GAA players take part in the Easter Rising?
Yes, over 300 GAA club members participated in the 1916 rebellion and many more might have done so had the country risen on the Easter Sunday as originally envisaged. But membership of the GAA in 1916 equated neither with being of separatist mind nor revolutionary intent.
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