It meets at least once a month - mainly by video conference - and has seven members (Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer PRO Development Officer and Coaching Officer) who are elected at Annual Convention and have specific roles and responsibilities. MC pays close attention to financial issues, prepares agenda items for EC meetings and may also have additional tasks delegated to it by the EC. This is a sub-committee of the EC and is responsible for managing activities, dealing with correspondence and making decisions between EC meetings or where urgent action is required. Referee Administrator Sponsorship Officer IT Officer and Health & Well-being Officer (4)Īppointed by European Committee at first meeting following Annual ConventionĮlected by clubs in each region (Benelux Central/East Iberia Nordics and North/West) GAA Central Council Delegate Asst.Secretary Asst.Treasurer Youth Officer, Language & Culture Officer and 'code' officers (mens football ladies football camogie hurling & handball) (10) MembersĬhair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Public Relations Officer Coaching Officer Development Officer (7)Įlected to Management Committee at Annual Convention There are 26 members, 21 are GGE officers (17 elected at Annual Convention 4 appointed by EC) who have responsibility for specific areas of work and 5 others who represent the clubs in their region. All sub-committees and work groups report to the EC. The EC has responsibility for decision-making, approving regulations and overseeing policy implementation between Annual Conventions. Meets at least four times per year in person and/or by video conference. Motions to change GAA playing (or other governance) rules, if approved, are then submitted to the Annual Congress of the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association or the Camogie Association which take place every year in Ireland. Delegates discuss issues, decide on motions and elect Officers to serve on the Management and European (County) Committees. Five official regions are also entitled to appoint one delegate each. Annual Convention Įvery club can send between two and four delegates to the Annual Convention which is the main decision making body for Gaelic games in Europe. If approved, the motion is discussed at the Gaelic Games Europe Annual Convention. Any member can submit a motion to their club's annual general meeting suggesting new policies, amendments to an existing policy or propose changes to the playing rules. Every member is equal and every registered club can influence policies.
Gaelic Games Europe governance structures promote inclusion, democracy and a volunteer culture.
The European County Board (ECB) changed its name to Gaelic Games Europe at the Annual Convention in Leuven (Belgium) in November 2016. Since then, rapid growth has resulted in almost 90 clubs spread across 20 countries, catering for over 4,000 players who play camogie, hurling, men's & ladies football, handball and rounders competitions from Oulu near the Arctic Circle in Finland to Gibraltar beside the Mediterranean and from the tiny Channel Islands to big cities such as Moscow in Russia. While sporadic attempts were made to form clubs and organise competitions, the first four clubs were organised into a ‘County’ Board at a meeting in 1999 organised by Joe McDonagh, the then President of the GAA. The first evidence of Gaelic games in Europe dates back to a hurling match in 1774 in Belgium, various games were played across the continent after that with their frequency increasing in the late 20th century. Gaelic Games Europe is also responsible for the European Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football teams which compete every three years at the GAA World Gaelic Games. The European Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael na hEorpa) or Gaelic Games Europe is one of the international units of the GAA (outside Ireland), and is responsible for organising Gaelic games in continental Europe.
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