Armagh Minors promote Road Safety

All Ireland Minor Champions Armagh are leading the way to encourage their peers to take care on the roads.

As part of Ulster GAA’s Live to Play Campaign, three clubs in County Armagh recently came together to promote road safety and at the same time raised all important funds for the Royal Victoria Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit in Belfast.

The initiative was led by St Mary’s GAA Club in Granemore and was supported by their two neighbouring clubs within the Cill Chluana Parish – namely Ballymacnab Round Towers and Clady Sean South Club.

Last year, Granemore Clubman and All Ireland winning Minor player Paudie Hollywood survived a horrific car accident.  Now well into his recovery, Paudie along with his club and family wanted to ensure that something positive came from his terrible ordeal.  So he got together, his friends on the Armagh Minor squad who won the All Ireland last year, for a showcase match against Cill Chluana Parish Select team.

The event was supported by a huge number of people and all donations were kindly received for the Royal Victoria Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit in Belfast.

Speaking after the event, Ulster GAA President Aogán Ó Fearghail stated, “This event highlights the positive power for good within the GAA.  An entire community have come together to support this worthy cause.   A young player who suffered a horrific road traffic accident has come through strongly and is determined to see something good emerge from his accident.

“I hope this message from the Armagh Minor Team will be heard loudly and clearly by young people across Ireland, to take care on the roads and make road safety a top priority.

“I commend the efforts of St Mary’s Granemore and their neighbouring GAA clubs in Ballymacnab and Clady for planning and organising this event, which has also raised much needed funds for the Royal Victoria Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit in Belfast.”

“This event compliments Ulster GAA’s Live to Play Campaign which is being rolled out across all counties in Ulster, with one strong message: for drivers to take more care on our roads.”