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Acknowledgements

Thank you:

To my family and friends for your support.

To my peers on the MEME Programme for your support and collaboration.

To my colleagues in the G.A.A, both volunteer and professional, for your
support and collaboration. Special thanks to David Sweeney and Collette Coady.

To the G.A.A. coaches who contributed to my research.

To Paudie Butler, for being the subject of my video, a mentor and an inspiration.

To Dr. Margaret Farren, Chair of the Masters in Education and Training
Management eLearning and Leadership Programme, for your support and kind
words.

In particular, to Dr. Yvonne Crotty, Co-ordinator of the eLearning strand of the
programme, and my Supervisor, for your unfailing and challenging support and
advise.

This work is dedicated to the memory of my late father, Billy D’Arcy, and to my mother
Ella D’Arcy, who nurtured a seed of passion for the Gaelic Athletic Association
throughout my childhood.

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