Monaghan Post, Page 6, 09-Oct-2008
Monaghan Fans Raise €17,973

The love for the GAA, which is shared by GAA fans across Monaghan is responsible for raising €17,973 for grassroots GAA in the county between January and June of this year.

Monaghan earned 10% of the total Ulster payout, which increased by 17% over the same period in 2007.
Over the past four years, the GAA and Monaghan fans have earned a total of €77,207 for the local Association.
“It is only due to the support and loyalty of the members of the Monaghan Association and the GAA itself, whose commitment to this project is invaluable, that we have been able to raise such a large sum,” says Ciaran Doyle, General Manager, Gaelic Telecom.

“Working with the fans and the Association, we, as the official telecoms partner to the GAA, are incredibly proud of the funds raised so far and hope they have made a real difference to clubs and schools in the county.”

Nationally, the GAA and its exceptionally loyal and supportive fans have raised €3.4m for GAA clubs and schools over the past four years.

The innovative but simple scheme sees 15% of call costs being donated back to customers’ preferred club or school, while at the same time saving them money on their home phone and Broadband bills.

All 32 County Boards support the scheme, which sees 2,500 Clubs around the country receive cheques from Gaelic Telecom twice a year.

Nickey Brennan, President of the GAA, comments, “On behalf of all our members, I would once again like to thank Gaelic Telecom and its customers for their ongoing support of GAA Clubs and Schools nationwide.
This significant continuous investment at grassroots level is vital to the organisation and I would urge all GAA members to consider signing up to this initiative and helping us to maximise this great funding opportunity.”