An email to clubs from his secretary outlines the process by which clubs will receive funding and what will be paid to Galway from Croke Park for training and games development until 2026.

The email was released after the Salthill-Knocknacarra club sent a document to clubs in Galway and across the country highlighting an apparent shortfall between what was paid and what is owed to the counties.

The club alleges that most counties are treated as “second-class citizens” compared to Dublin, which has lost little of its annual coaching and games development dividend from the GAA, despite a new calculation model approved at the 2022 Congress and in place for four years from October 2022. Salthill is submitting motions to the Galway convention to try to resolve the problem.

Croke Park acknowledges that due to staffing issues not all funding has been allocated but will be allocated in due course when these issues are resolved.

“Although we were very frustrated by initial delays in the national rollout of the funding model due to a national HR review, Galway has been very proactive in reaching agreement on our funding for this round and how and when it will be paid. » Galway’s email to clubs said.

“While there may be underfunding issues in other countries, it’s a struggle for them. This is not a Galway concern as we have resolved our issues directly through engagement with Croke Park.

“Under the most recent training and games funding model introduced in 2022, Galway GAA has been allocated an annual amount of €557,484. This is in place for a period of four years. As part of this allocation, all counties are required to make a contribution to national and provincial projects. The annual contribution amount for Galway is €40,489,” the email highlights.

Galway highlighted that they are owed €2,067,848 under the current deal until 2026 and said that “more importantly” this will now be paid directly by Croke Park on a monthly basis.

“We reaffirm that clubs do not receive money from training and match funding. There is a process in place that only 70% of clubs have engaged in to date.

Salthill-Knocknacarra, through its secretary David Burke, responded to Galway’s email on the matter, suggesting that “ensuring fairness to Galway GAA and our clubs in terms of funding is once again put on the finger by Croke Park and Leinster Council. and it is concerning that our county clerk is not denouncing this rather than expressing simple “frustration”.

“There is both a Galway problem and a national problem in terms of how funds are allocated,” their response adds.