Mayo IPSC to join national 'Drop Allianz' demonstration at GAA Congress

Mayo IPSC will be represented at a national 'Drop Allianz' demonstration to coincide with the annual GAA Congress this Saturday.

Aoife Durkan of Mayo IPSC will be taking part in the demonstration, calling on the GAA to drop Allianz as a sponsor.

Organised by four humanitarian organisations - Gaels against Genocide, Dubs against Palestine, Irish Sport for Palestine and Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the meeting point for the demonstration is Gill's Pub on the North Circular Road at 11 a.m., followed by a march to the Hogan Stand entrance at Croke Park.

Keynote speakers include GAA greats Colm McAlarney (Down), Dr. David Hickey (Dublin), Brendan Devenney (Donegal) and Colm O’Rourke (Meath), who were among 800 former and current county players who signed an open letter in August 2025 calling on the GAA to promptly cease its relationship with Allianz - in line with a key recommendation of the UN Report on the ‘Economy of Genocide’. Allianz was one of 45 companies in the report by UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, which identifies corporate entities enabling and profiting from Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Mayo IPSC will also be holding another Drop Allianz protest outside MacHale Park in Castlebar on Sunday, March 1, before the Mayo v Armagh game (11.30 a.m. -1 p.m.).

Organisers say Allianz in Ireland benefits from the group brand and exists within a corporate structure and governance that has made a conscious decision to fund the Israeli regime.

Michael Doherty of Gaels Against Genocide said: “The GAA is a volunteer-led democratic organisation, yet the hierarchy has shown total disregard for the grassroots on this important humanitarian issue.”

Since the decision of the GAA executive to retain Allianz, protests have been held at national league matches across Ireland.

Conradh na Gaeilge passed a motion at their Ard-Fheis last week demanding that the GAA bring an end to the relationship with Allianz.