Dr Paul Donnelly has been appointed to oversee the Gaelfast initiative which is aimed at increasing participation in schools and reinvigorating the GAA in Belfast.

The GAA has pledged £1m (€1.16m) towards the promotion and development of Gaelic Games in the country's second biggest city over the next five years and Donnelly - a St. Paul's clubman and former Antrim hurler - is expected to take up his role as regeneration manager in November.

"GAA in Belfast is a sleeping giant," Antrim GAA chairman Colin Donnelly said at the launch of the plan in April.

"This initiative will provide real impetus to Gaelic Games. Indeed, over the past number of years, we have seen a big increase in participation levels in GAA by schools from a range of community backgrounds, which has been fantastic."

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