To celebrate 120 years, The Camogie Association’s Humans of Camogie campaign asked clubs all over the country to tell them about the people contributing to camogie at their clubs. One of our nominees was Donal Murphy, who shared his story of his long involvement with, and love for, camogie at Cuala.
Donal Murphy, Senior Camogie Coach, Cuala
Donal Murphy has been instrumental in developing Adult Camogie at Cuala over nearly two decades. His inherent love of the sport has no doubt been influenced by strong family connections, with sisters who played for Dublin, including Edel who was on the 1984 All Ireland winning team, and a brother who was a manager for the Dublin senior camogie squad. His daughter, Sinéad, also now currently plays for the Dublin Seniors.
Having commenced coaching at Cuala in 2005, Donal was involved in re-establishing the Adult Camogie squad and section in the club in 2014/2015, subsequently helping the 1st team progress from Div 5 through to winning Intermediate Championship in 2018 and reaching Senior 2 Championship finals in 2020 and 2022. Further to achieving success on the pitch, Donal has been a champion of good coaching practice in the club, often also coaching juvenile players, and is a strong advocate for life balance for players – encouraging young players to continue to play camogie through teenage years, including through State exams, into college and even when living overseas.
Donal has undoubtedly been an unwaveringly positive influence in the development of Cuala camogie and in instilling a love of the game in a generation of players.
Cuala is inviting applications for the role of club coaching officer.
Please find role specification here.
Applications by email should be sent to secretary.cuala.dublin@gaa.ie by 27th September 2024.
To facilitate communication, the Director of Coaching and Player Development, Mark Brennan, and the Coaching Forum are pleased to launch a WhatsApp Channel for Cuala coaches and mentors, that will provide essential updates on courses, workshops, and other relevant news. As this is a broadcast channel there is no chat feature with messages kept to those that are sent by admins with an option to mute/turn on notifications as required.
You are invited to follow the channel via this link:
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vao3iVRHbFV6IzBk6h11
For any posts you need shared, please send onto coaching@cualagaa.ie or mark.brennan@cualagaa.ie.
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Approx % of Positive Responses
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“I believe that a minor to adult GAA Player Handbook/Form would be beneficial for player and coach communication.”
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90.48%
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“I believe the minor to adult GAA Player Handbook/Form would help players with their move and integration to adult team(s).”
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88.89%
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“I believe the minor to adult GAA Player Handbook/Form would help coaches (minor and adult) with the player’s move and integration to adult team(s).”
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94.44%
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“How important do you think it is for coaches to receive information on the player when they move to adult?”
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88.89%
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Thank you and congratulations to all of our coaches/mentors who have recently completed ratification by An Coiste, ensuring compliance with statutory and association regulations to be recognised as a Cuala Coach. Your time and commitment to our club is much appreciated.
Ratification is achieved by meeting 4 criteria:
The next Safeguarding workshop takes place on June 25th. Places limited. Register interest here.
For questions on garda vetting or child safeguarding, or if you would like to find out about future safeguarding workshops contact childrensofficer.cuala.dublin@gaa.ie.
An Award 1 (Youth and Adult) coaching course takes place in June. Register here.
