National Awards Entries to be in before end of year
The Cumann na mBunscol Cornmarket Annual Awards will take place on Friday 11th March 2016 in the Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig, Cork.
The Categories are as follows:
Category 1 - Pat Trainor Hall of Fame Award: This award was instigated to remember a friend and colleague Pat Trainor. The object of the award is to honour a fellow teacher who has given years of service to Gaelic Games promotion. The winning nominee will receive two All-Ireland tickets for year 2016. Teachers are to be nominated through county and provincial units.
Category 2 - Public Relations:
Coistí are asked to submit their PR work for the current year in this category. The folder could contain newspaper articles, magazine articles, fixtures booklet, annual publications promoting activities of Allianz Cumann na mBunscol. Websites could also be included but cannot replace newspaper articles. Regarding presentation all entries should consist of a book (scrapbook, presentation folder, ring binder etc.) in which reports, photographs etc. are pasted into the pages. Loose clippings are not acceptable.
County Publication
Category 3- County Publication:
Simply submit your Annual Publication for inclusion in this award.
Category 4 - Promotion of Gaelic Games and Culture
Committees/schools are asked to show their innovative work in promoting Gaelic games and culture. This can target a single area or a number of areas involving promotion of Gaelic Games and Culture including Football, Hurling, Camogie, Handball, Rounders, Respect Initiative, Go Games, 1916 project, Table Quiz etc. Submission will consist of:
Document outlining promotion work (1 – 2 A4 Pages - 500 words approximately)
Photographic evidence
1916 Easter Rising
Category 5: 1916 in my locality. Pupils are asked to submit a project about 1916 in their locality. Projects should be in scrap book/project book format. One entry per school. Prize – sports voucher.
Closing Date for all Entries: 31st December 2016
The first place school in Category 6 & 7 will be presented with awards in Croke Park
April 2016
School of the Year
Schools that promote Gaelic games in their schools are asked to submit entries to this section. Your work should show how you promote and participate in Gaelic games in your school. The work can be presented through articles /photographs and children’s work.
Each school that submits a project to this Category will receive a Certificate of participation.
There are 2 Categories as follows:
Category 6- School of the Year:
Schools with a roll of 150 pupils or less
Category 7 - School of the Year:
Schools with 151 or more pupils.
Category 6 & 7 - First Placed Schools
Will be invited to Croke Park for a day where their award will be presented. Stadium and Museum Tour for 30 pupils per school
€500 to each school towards bus transport
Lunch for 30 pupils and 3 staff
Closing Date for all Entries: 31st December 2016
Please post entries to your Provincial Delegate
Leinster: Jim Fennelly Churchhill NS, CuffesGrange, Kilkenny
Merit Award Level 2 Roll Out
This Merit Award will, be continued with the co-operation of County Committees, to be rolled out at AGMs in each County in 2014 - 2015.
This year will include Level 2 - there are three more levels to follow.
Certificate will be issued to each qualifying school
Qualifying criteria will be follows:
Participation in:
boys/girls football
Mini 7’s
Camogie/hurling
Respect Initiative
Create a school-club link
Have an Allianz C. na mB. notice Board
Show evidence of using the GAA coaching materials.
