Gaelic Players Association (Gaelic Players Association DAC)

Lobbying Organisation Gaelic Players Association

Date published 01 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details An overview of the new GPA Strategy - The Playbook 2026 to 2028 - which includes the topic of State support for inter-county Gaelic games players

Intended results Awareness on behalf of the Minister of the content of the GPA Strategy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Parsons, GPA CEO

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting between GPA representatives (Tom Parsons GPA CEO, Gemma Begley GPA Head of Player Relations and Tom Morrissey Limerick Hurler) with Minister Patrick O'Donovan at the Department of Sport on February 18th.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Patrick O'Donovan Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)