Hear from local passionate members, volunteers and players on how passing on the baton to the next generation of sports enthusiasts is both a collective and creative approach that everyone gets involved in.

We Speak Finance. But We Hear People and hearing from GAA clubs is almost as exciting as Game Day.

Our genuine commitment to sport runs very deep in our organisation. GAA Clubs currently make up 36% of our all island client portfolio. Our team have and continue to seek new ways in facilitating sporting excellence and enthusiasm across the island of Ireland. Our support remained during Covid-19 and we will be on hand again as each of us navigate new terrain and a new normal.

The Northern Ireland Panel

Aisling O’Reilly is a Sports Reporter and Researcher. She started her broadcasting career at Dublin 98FM doing on air links before moving to Newstalk 106-108FM. Here Aisling provided programming support to the senior programming and editorial team within the station, as well as providing research across many of the shows. In January 2019 Aisling joined the Off the Ball programme where she continues to pursue her main passion of sports reporting. Aisling studied Event Management and Business at Dundalk Institute of Technology and in her spare time she plays Gaelic Football and Camogie for her local club Ratoath GAA in Co. Meath.

Phelim Sharvin is a Chartered Banker and holds a Masters degree in European Regional Development, Economics & Business Management. He joined Community Finance Ireland in 2002, and now boasts nearly 20 years’ experience in the Social Finance sector and Portfolio Management. He has helped develop tailored loan products and bespoke loan funds in the local Sports, Childcare, Green Energy and Start-Up Social Enterprise sectors. Outside of work Phelim is keen on most sport and is involved in his local club.

Michael Kane played for the Kilcoo Eoghan Rua GAA club for almost 25 years. Now he volunteers with the club and took up the mantle of PRO in 2015. He also served as vice chairman for three years. When not volunteering he works with Derry based Construction Company P & K McKaigue Ltd as a Project Manager and is a graduate of Ulster University. Kilcoo GAA recently made headlines when they won the All-Ireland Senior Football Club Championship.

Sinead Reel is a lifelong GAA player and fan. For Sinead, sport is very much a family affair with both her father, her sister and her brother also sharing her love for competing on the GAA pitch. Sinead made history by building the first and only dedicated female changing and playing pitch in Co. Armagh. Her dedication to sport in her local community has not only helped to develop new state of the art playing facilities but has also created employment opportunities and helped to advance opportunities for the next generation of players.