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An Australian GAA Club that was founded by Kilkenny immigrants has made history by being the first GAA club to be awarded the New South Wales Government Grant for Mental Health Initiatives in Sport. The $30,000 grant will be used to inspire people to make mental health and wellbeing their top priority. Scroll down to read about the amazing achievement of the current Kilkenny members of the club, and click 'NEXT' to see some brilliant photos from the early days of the club in the 80s and 90s - you'll recognise a few Kilkenny faces! ABOVE: The ABOVE: The Central Coast GAA Camogie Team Camogie Team It’s a fitting reflection of the spirit of a club that has not only served as a sporting outlet for many Irish immigrants, but has also become a social support and extended family to many. Central Coast GAA club is one of the ‘oldest’ GAA clubs in Sydney and is celebrating its 42nd year in action this year. It wasn’t only Kilkenny people who founded the club but there was a good number of them - reflected in the club’s black and amber colours! That Kilkenny association continues to this day. The current club president is O’Loughlin Gaels man Niall Kavanagh. Ciara Holden, a former Leinster Championship winning county camogie player with Kilkenny, from Mullinavat, has made incredible friends in the club since she arrived in Sydney, in 2019. Heading out to Australia she thought she’d be home in six months, but three and a half years later she’s still there. “Camogie has always been something that I have been involved in from a young age. I am from Mullinavat and I've been playing with them from an underage level. I was fortunate enough to be part of a great bunch of players and won 4 Leagues and 4 Championship Titles as well as a Leinster Championship with Mullinavat,” Ciara told the Kilkenny People. “Funnily enough I never intended on getting involved in the GAA scene over here when I first touched down in Sydney. I knew I would be in the middle of the social aspect to it alright but not
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Central Coast GAA Hurling Team in 1986
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1991 - The first ladies team at Central Coast GAA