Injury / Gortú
All injuries and accidents that take place during Cuala training and matches must be notified to secretary.cuala.dublin@gaa.ie. (A form for this will be coming soon)
First Aid / Garchabhair
Cuala hosts regular basic First Aid training courses on how to treat common sports injuries for coaches, mentors, female liaison officers and other volunteers. These will be notified through our news.
Following completion of the course, First Aid notes and a checklist for team First Aid kits are available to download in Injury Policies, Documents and Forms.
Player Injury Funds / Ciste Ghortú Imreora
Please find below summary information on relevant Player Injury Funds and Insurance Schemes. For G4MO please follow claim procedure as outlined in the Camogie Association Personal Accident Insurance Scheme below.
What is the fund?
The GAA Injury Benefit Fund is funded entirely from GAA funds with and provides benefits to registered members playing the national games of Hurling and Gaelic Football whose clubs are registered with the fund. The GAA Injury Benefit Fund is only in place to cover benefits which cannot be claimed elsewhere and is a benefit cover only. The Fund does not seek to compensate fully for injuries sustained but to supplement other Schemes such as Personal Accident or Health Insurance. The responsibility to ensure that adequate cover is in place lies with the individual member and members should not use the fund as their only resource or to be dependent on the fund to compensate them fully for any losses associated with the injury sustained.
It is each individual registered player’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with the terms and benefits of the GAA Injury Benefit Fund found in the summary document located here.
How do I make a claim?
All claims must be notified via the Online Claims Portal by the Club Secretary within 60 days from the date of injury.
In summary, to make a claim:
- Familiarise yourself with the terms and benefits of the GAA Injury Benefit Fund as outlined in the Summary Document located here.
- Download and complete the relevant forms.
- Complete the Player-Club Declaration, to be signed by Team Mentor/Coach.
- A Referee’s Report is required and must be supplied if an Injury occurred during an Official Fixture. A Club Letter is required on official club headed paper and must be supplied if an Injury occurred during an Official Supervised Training Session / Official Sanctioned Challenge Match. The club letter must detail the date and circumstances surrounding the injury. Contact secretary.cuala.dublin@gaa.ie.
- Submit relevant forms along with supporting documentation as outlined in the summary document to secretary.cuala.dublin@gaa.ie .
Have a question?
For more information visit GAA Injury Benefit Fund or contact secretary.cuala.dublin@gaa.ie
What is the fund?
The LGFA Injury Fund is an injury fund, set up to assist members with some reimbursement for medical expenses incurred due to an injury sustained during ladies Gaelic Football. It is NOT an insurance policy. The Fund is not in place to cover every expense incurred due to injury but to assist in reimbursing expenses not recoverable elsewhere, such as private health insurance (VHI, LAYA Healthcare, Irish Life etc.) or Personal Accident insurance policies (Allianz Schools policy).
It is each individual registered player’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with the terms and benefits of the LGFA Injury Fund found here.
How do I make a claim?
All claims must be notified within 8 weeks of the injury date, regardless of whether the injury is considered serious or not.
In summary, to make a claim:
- Familiarise yourself with the terms and benefits of the LGFA Injury Benefit Fund as outlined here.
- Download and complete the relevant form below:
- Preliminary Claim Form – Should be submitted for any claim which is expected to exceed €200, treatment will not be completed within 8 weeks from the injury date or a claim where treatment is being pursued which requires prior approval (see here for details on prior approval).
- Injury Claim Form (link to dropbox or LGFA website) – For treatments which are completed within 8 weeks from the date of injury, does not require prior approval (see here for details on prior approval) and is less than €200.
- Submit form and relevant supporting documentation as outlined here to cuala.dublin@lgfa.ie.
Have a question?
For more information visit Injury Fund – Ladies Gaelic Football or contact cuala.dublin@lgfa.ie
What is the fund?
The Camogie Association, unlike its GAA and LGFA counterparts, does not administer its own injury scheme. This means that injury cover/insurance is purchased from insurance providers and operates independently in the private sector.
It is each individual registered player’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with the terms and benefits of the Insurance Scheme found here.
How do I make a claim?
All claims must be notified within 60 days from the date of injury by submitting at least the first 2 pages of the claim form fully completed. All medical expenses incurred are covered up to 12 months from the date of injury. The claimant has 15 months from the date of injury to return the remainder of the claim form and all medical receipts.
Please note that the policy excess is €125 per claim & this amount will be deducted from the final settlement figure.
In summary, to make a claim:
- Familiarise yourself with the terms and conditions of the Camogie Association Personal Accident Insurance Scheme and the Claims Procedure found here.
- Download and complete at least the first 2 pages of the claim form found here.
- A Referee’s Report is required and must be supplied if an Injury occurred during an Official Fixture. A Club Letter is required on official club headed paper and must be supplied if an Injury occurred during an Official Supervised Training Session / Official Sanctioned Challenge Match. The club letter must detail the date and circumstances surrounding the injury. Contact secretary.cuala.dublin@Camogie.ie.
- Submit form and relevant supporting documentation as outlined in the Claims Procedure to secretary.cuala.dublin@Camogie.ie.
Have a question?
