Case Study Urbanisation and Games Development Ben Corr Barry O’Hagan Derry City Council

Sports Development Who ? People Clubs How ? Coaches Programmes What ? Facilities Opportunities/Challenges Sports Development

Strategic Context   National : GAA ‘Strategic Review’ P7 – The Club P12 – Other Urban Areas   Provincial : ‘Building On Progress, ’ ‘Particular clubs in particular Urban areas’

Questions Q1 : Was Derry such an area ? Q2 : How could the challenges and opportunities be met ? Q3 : What could the role of the Council be, if any ? Q4 : Next Steps ?

First Steps Meeting John O’Reilly - President of Ulster Council Danny Murphy - Provincial Director Discussion Paper - Issues/Generic Factors - Implications - Proposed Solution dedicated post specific role partnership approach - £ Opportunity - Moving Forward 3 Options a) UC b) UC/DCC c) DCC - Management UC and County Board

Funding   SCNI : ‘Invest in Sport’   Ulster Council (GAA)   Derry City Council

Urban Gaelic Games Project 3 Key Objectives :   Participation : School, Club, Community Underage Strategic Plan   Build Capacity : Human Infrastructure Physical Infrastructure   Planning : Club Development Plan City Development Plan

District Development Officer Contract : 3 years (2 nd and 3 rd year subject to achieving targets) Management : Line Management - Derry City Council Strategic - Project Management Group - Ulster Council GAA - Derry City Council Recruitment : - Derry City Council - Public Advert - Shortlisting/Interview Ulster Council GAA County Board

Process YEAR 1 Stage 1 : Recruitment Stage 2 : Audit of Clubs Stage 3 : Identify/Agree Priorities Programme Targets Stage 4 : Deliver and Review

Work Programme Work Programme   Gaelic Games Programme to promote participation within clubs, schools and Community (utilising the Underage Strategic Plan)   Assist clubs with development of human and physical infrastructure   City Strategic Plan (and assist clubs with individual business plans)   Work in conjunction with City Games Promotion Officer (Kevin Kelly) and County Games Promotion Officer (Richard Ferris) to promote Coach Education, within the designated clubs and schools

Role and Function of Post Ulster Council Strategy, Underage Strategic Plan GAA Strategic Review The priority for the post is within the designated Urban area of Derry City Council and will include the following six clubs: Na Magha Steelstown Piarsaigh Doire Trasna Doire Colmcille Sean Dolan’s Ardmore

Baseline AuditBaseline Baseline to inform:Demonstrate evidence of need: Work Programme Club Development Plans City Plan LSP SCNI DSD DCC GAA

Why Audit ? Where do we want to be ? LONG TERM VISION How do we get there? SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PLAN Where are we now ? AUDIT

Audit Objective The main objective of the Audit is to provide an overview of existing structures and facilities. It should be factually based, concise and wholly objective

Terms of Reference Resources and Facilities Membership and Participation Coaching Structure and Coaching Opportunities Policies and Procedures Junior Development Club / School Links Playing Opportunities Administration Financial Position

Urbanisation Urban Renewal Neighbourhood Renewal Department for Social Development 32 Designated Neighbourhood Renewal Areas

Neighbourhood Renewal What is Neighbourhood Renewal ? An area based approach to tackle endemic social deprivation by targeting the most deprived communities Strategic Objectives Community Economic Social Physical Renewal

Neighbourhood Renewal and GAA Clubs Has an urban based GAA club got a contribution to play in; Q1 : Develop and strengthen community infrastructure to improve the capacity of communities ? Q2 : Promote volunteering and active citizenship in the most deprived communities ? Q3 : Improve the health of people living in the most deprived neighbourhoods ? Q4 : Develop or improve community sports facilities ?

Neighbourhood Renewal ‘Consideration should be given to bringing the GAA facilities into broader community use’ GAA Strategic Review – Enhancing Community Identity (12.9, p187) Does your club serve, or could it serve a Neighbourhood Renewal Area ? Talk to your local council Speak the language

Workshop Saturday 13th November (9.15 am) 'Implementing an Urban Plan for GAA’ ‘Tools that build success’ Derry City Council Ben Corr Barry O’Hagan