GAA Generations

The GAA Generations project has been launched – see info below. Basically, young people between the ages of 12-21 are invited to interview older people (55+) in their GAA Community and record the interviews. 

These will then be stored on the GAA archive.  This is a lovely way of developing connections between our younger and older members to the benefit of both. 

If you are interested in taking part, let our Children’s Officer, Barbara O’Neill (email: childrensofficer@castleknock.net) know as it would be great to know that our Club is participating in this great project.

GAA Generations

We are our stories, and we tell them while standing on the shoulders of those who came before us. 

Ireland boasts a rich tradition of passing our stories from one generation to the next. To honour that, and to capture a better understanding of what the GAA means to its members, we have launched ‘GAA Generations’ oral research project.  

What is GAA Generations?
The idea is simple – we are inviting young GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association members aged 12-21 to record on their mobile phone a conversation with ‘One Good Adult’; someone who they look up to and admire in the 55+ age bracket. It could be, for example, a parent/grandparent, a coach, or a teacher, past or present, that saw and nurtured your potential. 

Older participants will also be given the opportunity to quiz their young interviewees on their GAA experiences and how it may have impacted their understanding of who they are.

What’s the purpose of the project?
GAA Generations aims to recruit between 500-1,000 young GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association members (aged 12-21 years-old) who will receive online training in conducting an interview with a person of influence in their life aged 55+. The conversations with their selected ‘One Good Adult’, recorded on a smart phone along with a photo of the participants, will be stored on the GAA’s eLearning platform and published as part of the GAA archive. For taking part, you will receive a UNESCO Chairs/GAA Youth Researcher Certificate of Participation.

How can I get involved?_
If you are a young GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association member aged 12-21 years (inclusive) and would like to participate in this research project please complete the expression of interest form.

How does it work?

  • STEP 1 – Selected participants will be notified and must be able to participate in an Information Webinar (date TBC).
  • STEP 2 – Participant must complete an online Training Module on the GAA eLearning Platform
  • STEP 3 – Participants identify the person (Age 55+) they will interview and conduct an audio interview approx. 15mins long using their Smartphone
  • STEP 4 – Participants Upload the Interview to the GAA eLearning Platform
  • STEP 5 – Participants are issued with a UNESCO Chairs/GAA Youth Researcher Certificate of Participation.
  • STEP 6 – Researchers from the University of Galway will analyse the interviews
  • STEP 7 – Irish actor Cillian Murphy will voice-over a video highlighting the findings of the project.

For further information contact gaagenerations@gaa.ie or Stephen Quinn at +353 (0) 1 819 2387

GAA Generations has benefitted from funding from the HSE Mental Health division via the National Office for Suicide Prevention. Depending on the volume of applications received, it may not be possible to facilitate everyone due to the analysis of the data required.