The article is interesting and touches on alot of good topics and the outside factors but also its not as straightforward forward as that.
Consider the case of Redmonds. City club with a weight of hurling history but is a modern day non entity.
Rochestown and Ballinlough have barely ever existed.
In Passage they have no team in Rochestown or Monkstown. Numbers should be no issue but still have had to amalgamate some underage grades.
Even where population is increasing, so is the time investment required for gaa and the available options for people to choose from.
On greens and parks up and down the country soccer is the game being played not hurling or gaelic. While the GAA still has alot of life left in it, that's the trend that needs to be addressed. It can't decide where people live but it can influence what they do there.
Consider the case of Redmonds. City club with a weight of hurling history but is a modern day non entity.
Rochestown and Ballinlough have barely ever existed.
In Passage they have no team in Rochestown or Monkstown. Numbers should be no issue but still have had to amalgamate some underage grades.
Even where population is increasing, so is the time investment required for gaa and the available options for people to choose from.
On greens and parks up and down the country soccer is the game being played not hurling or gaelic. While the GAA still has alot of life left in it, that's the trend that needs to be addressed. It can't decide where people live but it can influence what they do there.