The full membership of the Mayo GAA Strategic Action Plan has been announced.

Ten committees are looking at various aspects of the workings of Mayo GAA. Each sub-committee will produce approximately six concrete recommendations.

The committee membership is published below, and email addresses are provided for clubs, other units of the GAA, and members of the public to make submissions.

"We have had a large number of submissions to date, which shows that Mayo people are genuinely passionate about GAA in the county, and we welcome further submissions. Every submission will be considered carefully," said Liam Horan, chairperson of the Mayo GAA Strategic Action Plan Steering Committee.
The full membership (where applicable, GAA club names are in brackets) is as follows:
Coaching and Games Development ([email protected]):
Tony O'Connor (Ballintubber GAA Club, chairperson), Declan Ronaldson (Shrule-Glencorrib), Tony Duffy (Ballintubber), Anthony Egan (Bonniconlon), Billy McNicholas (Swinford), Padraic Walshe (Louisburgh), Marty Roughneen (Swinford), Jimmy Lyons (Aghamore), Brian Kilkelly (Westport);

Bridging the Gap: Bringing Through our High-potential Players ([email protected]):
Stephen Rochford (Crossmolina, chairperson), Noel Connelly (Hollymount), Gavin Duffy (Ballina Stephenites and Connacht Rugby), Brendan Prendergast (Tourmakeady), Paul Cunney (Swinford), John P Kean (Claremorris), Andy Hanley (Ballaghaderreen), Gerry Leonard (Ballina Stephenites);

Urbanisation and Rural Depopulation ([email protected]):
Neil Sheridan (Balla, chairperson), Stephen Carolan (Belmullet), Padraic Carolan (Parke/Keelogues/Crimlin), Padraig Staunton (Moygownagh), Pat Ryan (Islandeady), James Armstrong (Balla), Sean O'Coisdealbha (Belmullet), Maurice Sheridan (Salthill-Knocknacarra), Padraig McDermott (Claremorris);

Club-board Relationship and Structures ([email protected]):
Denise Horan (Ballinrobe, joint chairperson), Sean Deane (Breaffy, joint chairperson), Mitch Commane (John Mitchels, Kerry), Sean Higgins (Davitts), Tom Canavan (Breaffy), John Gilrane (Ballinrobe), MJ Reddington (Breaffy), Richard Cosgrove (Kiltane);

Finance and Funding ([email protected]):
PJ Monaghan (St Sylvester's, Dublin, chairperson), Thomas Mitchell, Michael Duffy, John Cox (Aghamore), John Cuffe (Dunboyne), Frank Walsh, Jonathan Mullin (Kilmaine); Mary Davis, John Gunnigan (St Vincent's, Dublin), Kevin O'Neill (Knockmore), John O'Boyle (Naomh Mearnog, Dublin), Billy Joe Padden (Belmullet), Jimmy Walsh (Ballyboden St Enda's);

Public Relations ([email protected]):
Robert Grealis (Kilmeena, chairperson), Ita Hannon (Connacht Ladies GAA), Billy Horan (Ballinrobe), Peter Walsh (Shrule-Glencorrib), Edwin McGreal (Breaffy), Tommy Morahan (Louisburgh), Liam Henry (Bonniconlon), Michael Gallagher (Castlebar Mitchels);

Harnessing Support of Mayo People Worldwide ([email protected]):
Charlie Gilmartin (Kiltimagh, chairperson), JJ Costello (Carramore), Ciaran Loftus (Crossmolina), Tom Meeneghan (Kiltimagh), Tommy Grogan (Ballyhaunis), Sandra Murphy, Tony Walsh (Shannon Gaels, Boston), Mary Cribbin.

Mayo GAA as Stimulator of Economic Activity ([email protected]):
Sean Hannick (Killala, joint chairperson); Stephen Carolan (Belmullet, joint chairperson); Mitch Commane (John Mitchels, Kerry), Aidan Kilcoyne (Knockmore), Gerry O'Neill (Balla), Frank Browne (Ballyhaunis);

Hurling ([email protected]):
Aodan MacSuibhne (St Jude's, Dublin, chairperson), Aidan Connolly (Westport), Paddy O'Brien (Castlebar Mitchels), John Cawley (Ballyvary), Johnny Cunnane (Tooreen).

Secondary Schools ([email protected]):
Danny McHugh (ex-St Colman's College, Claremorris, chairperson), Daniel Forde (St Gerald's College, Castlebar), Shane Conway (Rice College, Westport), Vinny Walsh (St Colman's College), Padraig Costello (Ballinrobe Community School), Sean McLoughlin (St Joseph's Secondary School, Foxford), Padraic Costello (Gortnor Abbey, Crossmolina), David McDonagh (Ballyhaunis Community School), Dermot Costello (Balla Secondary School), Emmet Peyton (St Muredach's College, Ballina).

The Action Plan Steering Group is made up of all the sub-committee chairpersons, plus the following: JJ Costello (Carramore); Jimmy Lyons (Aghamore); Eamonn Kennedy (Castlebar Mitchels); John Healy (Ballina Stephenites); Martin Carney (Castlebar Mitchels); and Maria Staunton (Ballintubber).

General submissions from clubs, members, other units of the Association, and members of the public can also be posted to Liam Horan (Ballinrobe GAA Club), The Farmyard, Liskillen, Ballinrobe, or by email to [email protected].

The recommendations of each sub-committee will be collated into a full document, which will be launched in mid-January. This document will then go before the February meeting of the Mayo GAA Board in the hope of gaining ratification as the county's official Action Plan. The committee may add an eleventh heading in the coming weeks.

From mid-January until the February meeting, GAA clubs throughout Mayo will be urged to discuss the recommendations, and the Steering Group will be holding a number of information meetings to facilitate this process. Tweet

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