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04/08/2023
Ulster GAA And Maghaberry Prison Partner For Coaching Initiative
Ulster GAA and Maghaberry Prison have partnered for a new sports rehabilitation initiative, which will see prisoners learn Gaelic football coaching skills.
More than 20 prisoners have taken part in the coaching course over a six-week period with a focus on key skills of the game as well as encouraging healthy minds and bodies.
Maghaberry Prison Governor David Savage said: "The prison population in Maghaberry in recent months has continued to rise, virtually on a daily basis, and it is important that we support all of those men in our care.
"Sport plays a big part in rehabilitation. By encouraging people to live a healthier life-style through sport we are helping them to progress and gain new skills. This reduces the risk of re-offending when they return to their communities, and helps to build a safer place to live.
"The partnership with Ulster GAA has been established over several years and has been hugely successful. This is the second such GAA coaching course we have held at Maghaberry and it has engaged a considerable number of the men in our care."
Ciaran McLaughlin, President, Ulster GAA, said: "Through sport, prisoners can learn a range of disciplines and Ulster GAA is delighted to be working in partnership with the Prison Service on this initiative.
"During the six-week course our coaches focused on the key skills and rules of Gaelic football, as well as encouraging a healthier life-style through sport. Inclusiveness is a core value of the GAA and I trust that the prisoners involved in the programme at Maghaberry will have many positives to take from the experience."
More than 20 prisoners have taken part in the coaching course over a six-week period with a focus on key skills of the game as well as encouraging healthy minds and bodies.
Maghaberry Prison Governor David Savage said: "The prison population in Maghaberry in recent months has continued to rise, virtually on a daily basis, and it is important that we support all of those men in our care.
"Sport plays a big part in rehabilitation. By encouraging people to live a healthier life-style through sport we are helping them to progress and gain new skills. This reduces the risk of re-offending when they return to their communities, and helps to build a safer place to live.
"The partnership with Ulster GAA has been established over several years and has been hugely successful. This is the second such GAA coaching course we have held at Maghaberry and it has engaged a considerable number of the men in our care."
Ciaran McLaughlin, President, Ulster GAA, said: "Through sport, prisoners can learn a range of disciplines and Ulster GAA is delighted to be working in partnership with the Prison Service on this initiative.
"During the six-week course our coaches focused on the key skills and rules of Gaelic football, as well as encouraging a healthier life-style through sport. Inclusiveness is a core value of the GAA and I trust that the prisoners involved in the programme at Maghaberry will have many positives to take from the experience."
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