Mission Statement
Moy Davitts GAA Club is a community-based volunteer organisation committed to the
development of Gaelic games, culture and community. As part of its remit within the
community it aspires to promote an “Active Community” ethos providing opportunity for all
to participate in sport and social/recreational activities.
Our aim
To offer an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for everyone without
discrimination.
Two key values which we wish to be associated with our club are:
Community: We want our Club to be at the heart of community activity.
Inclusion: We welcome everyone to become involved and be part of our Club.
To give a better understanding of what this means in practice, the following activities are
priorities for our Club already promotes an inclusive club:
• Moy Davitts GAA has established a ‘Gaelic for All’ team which provides
opportunities for children of all abilities with a particular focus on children of
additional needs.
• (We don’t see ability as the pre-requisite to participation). We advocate the “Go
Games” model at all levels, ages 12 and under, to ensure maximum participation by
kids in our community.
• At adult level we are the only Club in the County that have established an Over 35s
Team. This provides opportunity for players to participate in a competitive, yet
recreational environment. The positive aspect of this is that it allows older players to
extend their playing career. It also provides opportunity for players who may have
retired prematurely to resume participation and this is actively encouraged by our
Club.
• Membership of our Club is open to all males, and girls up to 8 years of age.
• We have been to the fore in promoting the Gaelic4Mothers&Others initiative aimed
at getting Mums to become active in sport and club activity.
• Our facilities are regularly used by our local schools to host sports events.
• Our Club is registered with the Mayo Sports Partnership which promotes
participation in sport and physical activity on an inclusive basis.
What more can we do?
Moy Davitts GAA will strive to be socially inclusive at all levels of our Club, targeting those in
our community who may be excluded from sport and/or recreational activities and actively
encourage and welcome them to avail of our facilities or become part of our club.
The areas in which the Club will put this policy into practice are:
1. Ability Activities – We will continue to develop our ‘Gaelic for All’ initiative for
children with additional needs ensuring that they have equal access and opportunity
to partake in sport and recreational activity. We will liaise with Mayo Sports
Partnership to (see how this can be best) achieve this following best practice.
2. Reaching Out to the New Irish–( Locally) we will make contact with representatives
of communities who traditionally have not been involved in the GAA to encourage
more to become involved in club activity and to avail of our facilities. We will
facilitate “Have a Go” days to encourage participation and better integration.
3. Reaching Out to Our Older Generation – we will engage with older members of our
community with a view to them getting involved in our club activities including:
sporting, volunteering and social aspects e.g. on the social element establishing a
transport collection service for attending Senior Games, adequate seating facilities in
the stand, tea, coffee and craic after the games.
4. Contribute to the Community – We will act as a constant resource to our local
community. For example, we can offer assistance to stewarding at local community
events. Work in partnership and share good practice in how to manage and run
events with other local community groups.
5. Accessibility – All plans to upgrade our facilities will be accessibility-proofed to
ensure that they are accessible to all. An audit of existing facilities will be undertaken
to see what low-cost improvements can be put in place. We will seek community
expertise and support.
How to keep Inclusion to the fore in Club Activities
The Club will form an Inclusion Committee which will oversee implementation of this plan,
attend information events on Inclusion and Diversity and keep the committee and wider
membership informed on progress in implementation and best practice generally.
Adopted by Club Committee at meeting held on:
Signed ___________________
Chairperson
Signed ___________________
Secretary
