About Us

 

The Erin Go Bragh GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) Football, Hurling and Camogie Club was established in 1958. The Club is based in Erdington, Birmingham.

 

Initially the Club was formed to promote Gaelic Football and Hurling within the local community. All funds were raised within the community via dances, benefit evenings etc.

 

In 1967, the Club developed a juvenile section (under age group from under 14 to under 18). It was the first to arrange for its young footballers to travel to Ireland to play in competitions. The founder members were instrumental in establishing the Governing Body in Warwickshire to promote under age games throughout the region on Birmingham, Coventry, Rugby, Leicester, Nottingham and Northamptonshire.

 

Over the years Warwickshire have sent County representative teams to Ireland in competitions.
All of this evolved from the founder members of the Erin Go Bragh Club.

 

Over the years, the Erin Go Bragh Club has widened its influence over the community. In 1987, a female section was formed to play Football and Camogie. This continues today and it is an integral part of the Erin Go Bragh GAA Club, this is played by girls, as young as under 8 to open age. It should be noted that the girls travel regularly to London and play fixtures to ensure competition. In 2003, The Erin Go Bragh published a book on the heritage of Camogie Sports which has been well recieved.

 

The Club further broadened its horizons by also offering soccer and rounders to its members.

In March 2005, the Erin Go Bragh Club was approached by Birmingham City Council to undertake the Management of a Community Sports and Social Centre. The Centre was run as a Community Centre overseen by Trustees under the auspice of Birmingham City Council. It provides Club House facilities and gymnasium plus 15 acres of playing fields. The current participating sports include Soccer for all ages, indoor and outdoor bowls, pigeon club, cricket, rounders, badminton, fitness centre and provides a social centre for activities for the elderly such as bingo, Christmas lunches and travel excursions.

 

In the future therefore, the Erin Go Bragh Club will no longer just be a GAA sports club but will be an integral part of the local community offering the social centre facilities and in addition provide Gaelic Sports on site.

 

Membership is open to all the community.

All coaches have fulfilled a recent child protection course and if working with vulnerable people wll be duly checked through the criminal record bureau.

 

It also intends to maintain all existing user groups and continue to pursue the promotion and development of Gaelic games aligned with the Gaelic Athletic Association "Code of Best Practice" for youth sport.