Sustainability

The Green Club Programme is a partnership between the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association and local authorities across Ireland, with its origins in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Champions Programme.

The Green Club Programme aims to support Gaelic Games in taking simple and effective sustainability action in their grounds and activities.

The programme is structured around the themes of Energy, Water, Waste, Biodiversity, and Travel & Transport, and is designed to support sustainability awareness and action in GAA clubs and communities.

Dunboyne Senior Primary School pupils holding a GAA Green Club flag at the club

The Green Club Toolkit

The Green Club Programme is structured around five main thematic areas: Energy; Water; Waste; Biodiversity; Travel & Transport.

The toolkit contains resources, advice and guidance tailored especially for GAA clubs and members. It also contains inspiring, practical case studies from Green Clubs across Ireland.

Visit the Green Club Toolkit

Our Green Club Actions

Since 2023, Naomh Peadar / St. Peter’s Dunboyne GAA Club has been taking action across all five themes of the programme – from an LED upgrade of the clubhouse to pollinator planting, a Swap Shop for pre-loved gear and biodiversity art from our local schools.

Poster: Green Club Actions 2023 to present at St Peter's Dunboyne GAA

Energy

– LED upgrade of all clubhouse lighting, internal and external

– Painting of wind and green energy on a utility box

Water

– Drinking water mural

– Reusable water bottles for juvenile teams

Waste

– Pop-up Swap Shop and a permanent Swap Shop unit in the Academy shed

– Recycling bins, internal and external

– Return bins

– A policy of omitting initials from jerseys to allow longer life

– Coffee trailer promoting home-made healthy sandwiches, soups and cakes, recycling of food waste and recyclable cutlery

Biodiversity

– Ball wall biodiversity mural

– Biodiversity trail at the Kepak Park Academy pitch

– Gardening club

– Pollinator-friendly planting at the astro pitch

– Native and pollinator planting bed at the gate entrance to the clubhouse

– Tree planting alongside the public car park

– Biodiversity art from primary school pupils on utility boxes

Travel & Transport

– Bicycle shelter and racks

– Scooter rack

– Walkway signage with steps, minutes and time measured from houses to the GAA pitches and the train station

Around the Club

Get Involved

We have a Sustainability and Irish Language sub-committee and a ‘Green Team’. Come join us or share your ideas with us and help us make the club a more sustainable place within our community.

Contact Una Dwyer or Sean Murphy to get involved.

Sustainability Contact

Una Dwyer

087 790 6779

Sustainability Contact

Sean Murphy

087 262 9952