Limerick GAA 2022 - Dual Kings (Part 1)

[EstebanSexface]

finn hourigan was good that year, in 2016, is he still hurling with M/B?

[Watchthepost]

@dodgy_keeper

And, that increase is despite spending 1,321,258 on inter-county teams

About 50,000 of that on the football probably

[Aristotle]

He was a serious player, probably one of the standouts from that team. He had a bad hand injury which fucked him up, think he had to change his catching hand as a result.

Think he might be back now but that kind of injury can set you back a long way.

[EstebanSexface]

yeah he was a real standout. Looked to have all the right stuff too. Hopefully he can get back to where he was

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

Actually no, the football is quite well funded but they have fucked up the injury list now with astro training

[Breaking_my_balls]

It’s a complete myth that Limerick Football isn’t well funded

[EstebanSexface]

well they should stop fucking funding it then

[FatChops]

@dodgy_keeper

Great to see a county being run self sufficiently and successful - it’s getting very hard to compete with these counties with their Sports Direct and Supermacs Sugar Daddies.

LIMERICK GAA accounts report a surplus of over a quarter of a million euro for for 2021.

This Tuesday night Limerick County Board held it’s second successive Annual Convention via Zoom with representatives of the 66 GAA clubs of the county.

Limerick GAA Treasurer Liam Bourke reported a profit of €260,327 to the end of their financial year, which was September 30, 2021.

That’s an increase of almost 160,000 on last year.

And, that increase is despite spending 1,321,258 on inter-county teams.

Limerick GAA had a commercial income of €771,229. This includes an increase in the sponsorship of the county teams from €443,173 to €684,771.

Grants and contributions also rose by over €230,000 to €819,241.

On top of this was a series of fund-raising initiatives - Club Limerick Draw 141,000 surplus, Win A Kuga Car 120,000 surplus and pre-All-Ireland final fund-raiser surplus €110,000.

Limerick GAA chairman John Cregan praised the work of many to ensure the finances are in a healthy state.

“Despite Covid restrictions the finances of the board are in a healthy state at a €260k surplus, which is a credit to our Treasurer Liam Bourke and all those who support him and Limerick GAA, through financial contributions and we have many,” outlined the chairman in his address to convention.

“I want to acknowledge all of these for their support and generosity; The McManus Family, JP and Noreen through Adare Manor Hotel, Gerry McManus and our competition sponsors. Club Limerick’s Sean Scanlan, Paul Stapleton and Eddie Wiley along with their respective committee members have once again raised the fund raising bar for Limerick GAA,” outlined Cregan.

“Tim Ryan and the Club Limerick draw committee have once again managed a further increase in membership. All of this fundraising work is very ably coordinated and supported by Siobhan Scanlon who goes above and beyond the call of duty at all times,” he said.

When you actually sit down and think about it, with your Corks, your Galways, your Dublins, your Tipperaries, your Clares*… It’s a wonder we’re able to compete at all with all these over-funded, financially doped behemoths and… and… make a profit. Almost unbelievable.

And, of course, smell the roses.

*Not regulated by the Central Bank.

[Breaking_my_balls]

Over €370k raised off their own back via 3 fundraisers

But But But JP…

Apparently, this does not include the recent fundraiser in New York by Club Limerick NY

[balbec]

Eddy Wiley is a great gael over there.

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[Plastic_Paddy]

@flattythehurdler @Declan_Moffat A good Mitchel’s man involved in this research

[flattythehurdler]

As a genuine question, was there any talk of changing the club name?

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

We’ve won 3 all Ireland’s in 4 years. There’s nothing really that impressive about 370k.

There’s probably club teams around the country raising that sort of money.

It’s vital to be out fundraising but let’s not fool ourselves if it wasn’t for mcmanus related donations we’d be in awful mess very quickly.

[flattythehurdler]

In fairness, Limerick raised an awful lot of money themselves through smaller donations and hard work before pj steamed in.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

There’s plenty of other doners who don’t get any mention ever too.

Obviously in limerick it’s a needs must situation where the need to fundraise like other counties isn’t there due to Jp.

Around 2011/2012 I think club Tyrone was fundraising the bones off 400k and their senior team wouldn’t have been going too well at the time. The country wasn’t flying it either.

Not sure of their figures nowadays but it was some effort.

[Plastic_Paddy]

No not really. Whether that was right I’m not sure.

[EstebanSexface]

it’s almost impossible to operate at the top table without sponsorship and funding. Supermacs, the insurance companies, Sports Direct, Teneo etc.

[Breaking_my_balls]

During a pandemic, it’s quite the opposite. It’s fairly impressive.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

It is impossible particularly now with the championship format too. More games mean extra costs.