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06 Dec 2025

GALLERY: Cllr Enda Stenson pictured at launch of report on decline of rural GAA clubs

The report shows that 25.5% of all children five and under in Ireland are concentrated across just 50 clubs with more than half that demographic are to be found in Dublin, Belfast, Down, Kildare, Galway and Cork.

Cllr Enda Stenson pictured with then Leitrim GAA County Board Secretary and now chairman Declan Bohan. 

Cllr Enda Stenson, who is a former Leitrim County Board chairman, has spoken out after GAA revealed a report this week warning of the decline of rural GAA clubs.

Cllr Stenson, who was chairman from 2019 until 2024, is a three-time Connacht final referee and is part of the association's National Demographic Committee.

The report shows that 25.5% of all children five and under in Ireland are concentrated across just 50 clubs with more than half that demographic are to be found in Dublin, Belfast, Down, Kildare, Galway and Cork.

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