Down Democrat, Page 07, 15-Apr-2008
Big pay-out for Down Grassroots

Down fans and players have earned €44,370.11 for local GAA clubs and schools.
Nationally, €2.9m has been raised for Grassroots GAA to date by Gaelic Telecom and its customers.
Recently in Croke Park, Down fans and players were acknowledged for raising €44,370.11 during 2007!
This is the amount generated by Gaelic Telecom and its Down customers for local GAA Clubs and Schools in the county.

GAA President, Nickey Brennan and Sean Bolger, Chairman of the imagine Telecommunications Group and owners of Gaelic Telecom were also in attendance and revealed that during 2007 alone, €1.4m was raised nationally and this was up by 35% on the previous year.

Nickey Brennan welcomed the ongoing investment in grassroots GAA and wants the GAA Community to sign up in even greater numbers to Gaelic Telecom so that even more funding can be achieved for local GAA Clubs and Schools.

The Gaelic Telecom initiative sees 15% of call costs being donated back to customers’ nominated GAA Clubs or primary schools. Gaelic Telecom issues funds twice a year to GAA Clubs and Cumann na mBunscol Primary Schools.

The Gaelic Telecom partnership has grown from strength to strength in the Republic and the 6 Counties have earned 60% of the total Ulster payout and 27% of the National payout for 2007.

Down GAA Clubs and primary schools have already been presented with the €44,370.11 raised during 2007.