{"id":3234,"date":"2015-03-25T20:31:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T20:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/?p=3234"},"modified":"2015-03-25T20:31:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T20:31:46","slug":"a-report-from-the-gaa-national-health-and-wellbeing-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/index.php\/a-report-from-the-gaa-national-health-and-wellbeing-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"A report from the GAA National Health and Wellbeing Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g Healthy Club Project Team, represented by Michael Geaney and Sister Clare Slattery, were asked to showcase the amazing work done over the last two years at the GAA Health and Well Being Conference in Croke Park on Saturday, March 21st.
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Tipperary senior hurling manager Eamon O\u2019Shea pictured with Clare Slattery and Michael Geaney at the Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g stand in Croke Park. <\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Nearly three hundred delegates attended the conference. <\/p>\n

During her presentation Stacey Cannon (Community and Health Department in Croke Park) spoke about Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g. She referred to the club\u2019s annual report where the Healthy Club Project is very much part of it. She said that all clubs should aspire to having health and wellbeing at the centre of its ethos, like Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g. <\/p>\n

All the presentations from the conference will all be available on the GAA website in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

The team met with many delegates from all over the country who were so positive and full of praise for Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g Healthy Club Project. They took photos of the club\u2019s posters, wanted to know all about the club\u2019s initiatives on wellbeing , mental health and anti-bullying. Many took copies of the club\u2019s newsletters, annual report and details about the club\u2019s website etc. <\/p>\n

The team also met with Caroline McGuigan (CEO of Suicide or Survive). Caroline thanked \u00c9ire \u00d3g for the club\u2019s partnership with SOS in running the Wellness Workshop last January in Nenagh and said that the facilitators who gave the workshop spoke very highly of the way it was organised. <\/p>\n

Others who visited the \u00c9ire \u00d3g stand were Eamon O\u2019Shea (Tipperary senior hurling manager) and Conor Cusack (Cloyne, Cork). Eamon has a great interest in the elderly and has been responsible for numerous reports commissioned by national and international agencies on Ageing and Older People. Eamon O\u2019Shea has agreed to come to Nenagh to give a talk on the elderly and their importance in a club and community – details of same will be confirmed in the coming weeks. <\/p>\n

All the clubs who took part in the Healthy Club Project Phase One were presented with a certificate by Ciar\u00e1n Mc Laughlin, Chairperson of the National Health and Wellbeing Committee.<\/p>\n

A brilliant day for Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g!<\/p>\n

All of material which was on display at the conference is available to view on the Healthy Club Project section of www.nenagheireog.com.<\/p>\n

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Ciar\u00e1n McLaughlin (Chairperson of the National Health and Wellbeing Committee) pictured presenting a Healthy Club Project Certificate to Michael Geaney and Clare Slattery.<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

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The Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g Healthy Club Project Stand pictured at the recent GAA Health and Well Being Conference. <\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

A NIGHT WITH CHRISTY KENNEALLY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g Healthy Club Project will host a \u2018Night with Christy Kenneally\u2019 in the Scout\u2019s Hall on Wednesday, April 15th at 8pm.<\/p>\n

The theme of his talk is \u201cfrom heartbreak to hope\u201d. Admission is priced at \u20ac5 while under-18s will be admitted for free.<\/p>\n

Born in Cork in 1948, Christy Kenneally is a veteran broadcaster and author of numerous publications, including the best-selling book \u2018Living with Loss\u2019.<\/p>\n

Christy is well-known for his work in communicating with the terminally ill and the bereaved. The former presenter of RT\u00c9\u2019s \u2018No Frontiers\u2019 says that we can become paralysed by the sudden losses which can bring significant change to our lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo often, we can sink into despondency and despair. It is possible to move from heartbreak to hope. All of us can develop the muscle of resilience to cope with and transform change. Individually or as a community, we can make a vital difference to someone shattered by sudden change and the sense of loss it brings\u201d – Christy Kenneally<\/p>\n

Christy scripted and presented a series for television on the great religions of the world, as experienced through their art and architecture which was entitled \u2018Heaven on Earth\u2019.<\/p>\n

Christy is a graduate from the National University of Ireland with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Bachelor of Divinity. He has his own management training company with an extensive list of corporate clients including IBM, Lotus, Motorola, Analog Devices, O2 and the Mars Corporation.<\/p>\n

Christy is a very perceptive and humorous speaker. He engages easily with his audience and is highly entertaining while at the same time delivering the keynote messages eloquently and with impact. He is a much in demand keynote and motivational speaker at conferences worldwide.<\/p>\n

All welcome.<\/p>\n

\"Kenneally<\/p>\n