THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAELIC GAMES THE URBAN CHALLENGE BEN CORR SPORTS REGENERATION MANAGER

1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAELIC GAMES THE URBAN CHALLENGE BEN CORR SPORTS REGENERATION MANAGER Sports Led Regeneration

2. OVERVIEW • GAA Urban Development Project Update • St Columb’s Park Sports Campus Sports Led Regeneration

3. Pre February 2004 • Physical infrastructure – 6 clubs - 1 with pitch & clubhouse - 1 with pitch / no clubhouse - 4 with no pitch or clubhouse • Human infrastructure – unknown • Governance - unknown • Participation - school / Clublinks informal No dedicated fulltime personnel in the city to develop Gaelic Games Sports Led Regeneration

4. Last Man Standing Sports Led Regeneration

5. Government Policy Governing Body NGB Modernisation Shared Future County Club Health/Educ/Planning Governance LTAD Refereeing Work Child Protection Admin & Finance Culture Facility Dev Family Fundraising Coaching Teams Club Sports Led Regeneration

6. PostFebruary2004 • PhysicalInfrastructure - 6 Clubs - Steelstown – Pitch & Clubhouse - Sean Dolans – 2 Pitches & Clubhouse - Doire Trasna – Land for development, DCC agreed - Na Magha - Land for development, DCC agreed - Doire Colmcille - Land for development, DCC agreed - Ardmore – Land agreed Derry City Council land value contribution - £1.5m approx Sports Led Regeneration

7. Human Infrastructure & Governance • Gaelic Games Team • Club Development Plans x 6 • Club Governance Resources • City Development Strategy • Funding Assistance • Facilitation of other funding bids/resources • Active Citizenship (£13,786) Building Capacity Sports Led Regeneration

8. Participation • Schools Programme • Schools Competitions • Summer Camps • Club Competitions • Health & Wellbeing • Club Development • Clubmaith • Health & Wellbeing • Strategic Planning • Host Regional Post Provincial Support Sports Led Regeneration

9. Progress Through Partnership Ulster Council GAA Derry Co Board Derry City Council Sports Led Regeneration

10. The Urban Challenge • Legacy of the conflict – deprived population • Lack of parish identity • No identified catchment area • Clubs compete for access to schools • Land availability • High land value • Population growth • Competition from other sports • The playstation generation Sports Led Regeneration

11. Participation Governance Physical Infrastructure Urban Challenge Human Infrastructure Sports Led Regeneration

12. St Columb’s Park Sports Campus Project Potential? • Facilitate development of a shared community space * Play and learntogether • Catalyst for change and regeneration • Develop sports physical infrastructure * High Performance * Community • Promote positive perceptions and confidence building • Lever resources, achieve additionally and balancedinvestment • Legacy value Sports Led Regeneration

13. Sport – A Shared Future ‘There is strong evidence that sport can support and underpin cross-community contact, contact between people of different races and positively promote greater tolerance and respect’. Office for the Minister and Deputy First Minister A SharedFuture Sports Led Regeneration

14. Map 1 – St Columb’s Park/Ebrington/Clooney - Overview St Columb’s Park Clooney Ebrington Sports Led Regeneration

15. Current Provision • Sports Centre – small neighbourhood type • Football pitches (grass) • Tennis Courts • Gravel floodlight area • No provision for Gaelic Games • 1st September – new synthetic floodlight pitch Sports Led Regeneration

16. ST COLUMB’S PARK SPORTS CAMPUS – PROPOSED Sports Led Regeneration

17. Ulster Council Strategy 2006 –2010Beir Bua Nua ‘Provision of training facilities/floodlighting, making increasing use of appropriate artificial surfaces & indoor training facilities’ ‘Continue to implement & expand specific development programmes in major urban centres (eg Belfast, Craigavon & Derry)’ Complimentarily & additionality achieved; - Owenbeg Centre Of Excellence - St Columb’s Park Strategic Need

18. Map 2 – Option 2(a) 3G X 1 Gaelic Pitch (Subject to approval) Full sized 3G Gaelic pitch 500 Lux `` Synthetic turf flood light pitch (Sand Dressed) Changing Pavilion on existing site Sports Led Regeneration

19. Map 2 – Option 2(b) 3G Football pitch X 2 500 Lux Synthetic turf flood light pitch (Sand Dressed) 2G Soccer pitch Changing Pavilion on existing site New Sports Centre Sports Led Regeneration

20. Funding • 1 X 3G GAA Pitch with floodlights - £1.3m (estimate City Engineers) • Secured: £250,000 - I.F.A / F.I.F.A Goal towards 1 x 3G pitch • Potential: - Ulster Council GAA (?) • Balance: - Derry City Council Sports Led Regeneration

21. Project Management Group • Facility Planning • Procurement • Programming Ulster Council GAA / Co. Board I.F.A / Derry City Council Project Implementation Programme Overview Group (as above & others) Sports Led Regeneration

22. Project Timeline • Sept – Dec 2007 - Surveys / Plans / Tendering - Planning Permission • April 2008 - Start on site • Sept/Oct 2008 - Project Completed & Operational Sports Led Regeneration

23. Associated Future Developments • Ulster Council Education Posts • Primary School focus • 1 possibly 2 Need to build sustainable school / club links • Cross Border Sports Development • Interreg IV (£750K) • Donegal CC / Strabane /Limavady / Magherafelt / Derry City Council • Sports: Hurling – Basketball – Hockey – Disability Sport • Lead Derry City Council Sports Led Regeneration

24. GAA Urban Development Project – The FutureFoundations in the process of being laid - Physical - Human - Governance - Participation3 ½ years ‘in’ – very positive response, hard work required.Timeline: 10 years ‘to make a difference’. Sports Led Regeneration

25. Questions / Discussion Sports Led Regeneration