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Foireann - GAA Handball New Membership System

GAA Handball is delighted to announced that we are moving to the new GAA Games Management System called Foireann. All Handball Players and Administrators must be registered on Foireann going forward and this replaces the old excel files which were not GDPR compliant.

Foireann – www.foireann.ie

  • Member focussed – providing ability to manage own data
  • Efficiency / workflow
  • Compliance
  • System for all Gaelic Games

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Club Membership – General

In December, GAA Handball Ard Comhairle confirmed the following national membership fees for 2022 which are the same as the last six years.

  • Adult Membership - €20.00 per member
  • Juvenile Membership - €7.50 per member

Player Injury Fund

From last July Ard Comhairle Statement it indicated that The Player Registration fee which stands at €20 per Adult Player and €7.50 per Juvenile Player will include a contribution to the Player Injury Fund and ensure the club is registered with the fund and players are covered.

Property & Liability Insurance Levy

The current fee of €160 previously paid by each club as a contribution to the Player Injury Scheme will now provide Property & Liability Cover for all affiliated Handball clubs in respect of GAA Handball activities, this flat rate contribution is applicable to all clubs.

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What’s next?

All Foireann club administrators will get an email today, informing them that they are now linked as club administrators, and they can start completing the following steps.

  • Create Membership Options
  • Create a Stripe Account
  • Adding Funds to their Stripe Account
  • Club Members registering to their clubs on Foireann
  • Paying the Handball Annual Property & Liability Insurance Levy
  • Paying the County, Province, Handball Registration Fees

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Support Documents:

The following links are help guides that will help clubs get setup.

  • Create Membership Options - Details
  • Creating a Stripe Account - Details
  • Adding Funds to their Stripe Account - Details
  • Paying the Handball Annual Property & Liability Insurance Levy - Details
  • Paying the County, Province, Handball Registration Fees - Details
  • Clubs need to upload a Club Constitution – sample here  All queries on this document to our club support officer Pauric.dowdall.handball@gaa.ie
  • FOIREANN FAQclick here

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Support Webinars:

Webinar Archive 

Throughout March, the support team will be delivering Managing your Club Membership on Foireann and Handling your Club Registration on Foireann once per week, starting this Thursday, the 3rd March. With Live Q&A included as part of each of these deliveries, we have a slightly lower capacity than what was available earlier in the year so be sure to get registered now if you want to join any of these sessions. 

Register

Foireann Club Administrators that have not been linked yet, will get a separate email requesting them to register on Foireann (www.foireann.ie) complete their profile and link their Handball Club to their profile and email membership.handball@gaa.ie with their Foireann Usename

GAA Handball Clubs which are part of a GAA OneClub model. An email from the Official Handball Club Address and an Official email address of the OneClub confirming their OneClub merge should be sent to foireann@gaa.ie and membership.handball@gaa.ie and the merge will be performed.