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https://www.buzz.ie/gaa/long-read-dublin-gaa-danger-leaving-working-class-behind-243759?utm_source=email tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1337 - 27/06/2017 22:09:43 2006574 Link 1 |
JohnyDuncan (UK) - Posts: 112 - 28/06/2017 02:04:59 2006626 Link 0 |
i think cuala proved it last year,gaa is thriving in middle class dublin. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 28/06/2017 12:52:04 2006787 Link 0 |
Out Dublin West we have Castleknock thriving , Bridget's do well but probably the most working class team in the area my own club Peregrines took to the pitch on Sunday at minor made up of 7 minors and 6 under 16 players for a minor game , make of that what you will I could name at least 5 soccer clubs that field fully with same age group . Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 28/06/2017 14:09:02 2006859 Link 0 |
The Dublin Club with most players on the Senior Panel, is Ballymun Kickhams I believe. Certainly there or thereabouts. It's about as working class as you get... Jaden (Dublin) - Posts: 139 - 28/06/2017 14:46:41 2006905 Link 0 |
Soccer has always been, and probably will be, the most popular game in working class Ireland, not just Dublin. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 28/06/2017 14:49:31 2006911 Link 1 |
The reality for kids in working class areas of Dublin is life is a bit of a struggle, The promises of Premiership riches appeals enormously to these kids and that's what they dream about when their young. If you look at the inner city of Dublin and start at the Liffey, there is no GAA club on the Northside until you hit Cabra , St Joes(a junior club with few underage teams) are down around East Wall but their pitches are in Fairview park. On the South side the first club away from the Liffey is St Kevins which is a hurling club after that Templeogue Synge Street. In places like Cabra Finbarrs are really strong ,Likewise Crumlin on the South side but the inner city where intriguingly a huge number foreign nationals live there is little or no GAA. The streets and parks around the inner city only hold enough ground for 5 a side soccer games between the kids and that's what they play.. dubtillidie (Dublin) - Posts: 13 - 28/06/2017 15:12:16 2006926 Link 0 |
I read the piece. Very good. Just shows how much investment is needed in Dublin GAA to attract kids to play GAA. JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 28/06/2017 15:19:35 2006931 Link 0 |
There's enough room in St Stephen's Green to have four full size pitches. You would have to put up catch nets, fill in the ponds, remove the trees and demolish the building in the SW corner, but its doable.
Brian_Coyote (Antrim) - Posts: 346 - 28/06/2017 15:39:41 2006950 Link 0 |
Having the the article I taught that it was very interesting that working class where playing soccer/middle class GAA but the more that I have taught about this and discussed with it with people over lunch this is something which is not specific to Dublin. juicy (Meath) - Posts: 399 - 28/06/2017 15:49:42 2006958 Link 0 |
Clear argument to made here for development funding in working class areas. :) TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 28/06/2017 15:53:02 2006961 Link 1 |
David McWilliams had a good article on this a few months ago . He was saying that 30-40 years ago - the notion of playing GAA in Dalkey was almost laughable and how the rise of Cuala shows the change . TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 28/06/2017 15:58:06 2006966 Link 1 |
Supppsed to read 'by no means working class ' TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 28/06/2017 16:38:50 2006992 Link 0 |
Dublin GAA is in a very healthy state from the outside looking in. IF Meath, Kildare and even Wicklow can get their own house in order with rising populations, there is no reason why they can not be forces in the future. some western counties will struggle with falling populations. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11230 - 28/06/2017 16:39:08 2006993 Link 0 |
*thought. The people in these so-called working class areas could teach you a thing or two about spelling.
HurlingSnob (Dublin) - Posts: 220 - 28/06/2017 19:14:37 2007070 Link 0 |
On the Senior panel, they are the most exclusive club in Dublin, exclusively Gaelic Football and male too almost like the Golf clubs of old.
arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 28/06/2017 19:51:32 2007084 Link 0 |
It is not always about class.In Donegal there are areas that were always soccer and areas that were always Gaelic Since Donegal's success the GAA has made inroads into soccer strongholds . Likewise in the 1960's soccer made some inroads into traditionally Gaelic areas probably because of the 1966 World Cup on TV. gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1057 - 28/06/2017 19:51:59 2007085 Link 2 |
The main problem for GAA clubs in Inner city is playing areas, lack of funding, competition from soccer. But Dublin GAA clubs are a strange entity most older clubs are on the edge of the old city boundary, were religious orders/schools donated land for pitches. GAA clubs do draw from working class areas but, they always had a large body of players from the country who worked in Dublin and many founding members were from the country. So GAA clubs in Dubin were never really working class in the way soccer was/is, Some would be called working class but a lot are struggling for numbers. Soccer was always and always will be the main draw. Sports council and Dublin GAA do support these clubs but its a massive battle to draw members in. Ironically the biggest growth area is on the female side of things and it is no secret the "super clubs" are super inclusive. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 28/06/2017 20:06:54 2007091 Link 0 |
Maybe they could and maybe they couldn't. But it's not their job and it's not yours either.
MedwayIrish (Wexford) - Posts: 2324 - 28/06/2017 20:55:47 2007115 Link 3 |
I never got the premise of the article. Maybe I'm missing something. I don't ever remember thinking of GAA as the working class sport in Dublin. wicklu (Wicklow) - Posts: 331 - 28/06/2017 21:56:50 2007147 Link 0 |