EGM demands of the Gaelic Players Association

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The following are the demands publicly issued by the Gaelic Players Association to the Gaelic Athletic Association , After their EGM on 1 of april 2006

[edit] GPA Demands

  • (1)GPA calls on Croke Park to endorse the Government grants scheme for inter-county players and to formally lobby Government for immediate implementation of same.
  • (2)The GPA calls for an authoritative player-welfare audit system to be set up by Croke Park to tackle issues immediately.
  • Enhance insurance/injury scheme for all players, club and county. (Shortfalls in this area the most common complaint from players)
  • Enhanced entitlements to players
  • Playing and training facilities
  • Comply with forthcoming recommendations outlined by the Sudden Cardiac Death taskforce.
  • Enhanced medical facilities at training and playing venues
  • Medical supervision at all county games
  • On-going education and information on the anti-doping code
  • (3) Croke Park must provide formal recognition for the GPA and enter negotiations to facilitate a collective bargaining agreement (defines exactly what players and the GAA can expect from one another across all relevant issues) between the parties. Funding for the association through a percentage of income from appropriate revenue streams will be an integral part of this process.
  • (4)The GPA calls for Croke Park to address county board apathy towards hurling in non-traditional counties and to ensure that all rounds of the Nicky Rackard and Christy Ring Cups be played as curtain raisers to top flight championship games.
  • (5) Croke Park, in consultation with the GPA, must address the fixture crisis currently affecting club and county players.
  • (6) The GPA calls on Croke Park to lift the ban on Club Energise with immediate effect and adopt a policy of full commercial cooperation with the players’ body (ie: Playstation, sticker book collections etc.)