News at One Will three become one? Question now facing the GAA, the Camogie Association and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association
Jan 26, 2026
Sally-Ann Barrett, an RTÉ reporter who covered the Oranmore One Club story, reports from the ground. She explores how three local clubs united in 2019 to secure pitches and share facilities. Listens to club leaders on shared academies, unified memberships, fixture coordination headaches, cultural identity gains, and doubts over the 2027 merger timeline.
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Local Club's Merger Journey
- Ornmore Mary GAA merged three parish clubs in 2019 to solve pitch and membership pressures.
- Club chairs Sean Green and Fiona Holland described steady growth and shared facilities after joining forces.
Unified Governance, Separate Operations
- The one-club model keeps separate code committees but unites governance under a representative executive.
- Combined family memberships increased revenue and simplified access to multiple sports.
Shared Juvenile Training
- Juvenile academies now run jointly with boys and girls training simultaneously on the same pitch.
- Parents witness equality firsthand as children wear the same club crest and train side-by-side.