The mandatory benefit fund provides benefits to registered members playing the national games of Hurling, Gaelic Football, Handball and Rounders’ whose clubs are registered with the fund.

The GAA Injury Benefit Fund is a Self-funded benefit fund funded entirely from GAA funds with no outside involvement. The GAA Injury Benefit Fund does not seek to compensate fully for Injuries sustained but to supplement other Schemes such as Personal Accident or Health Insurance.

The playing of our national games involves the risk of Injury and it is each individual registered player’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with the terms and benefits of the GAA Injury Benefit Fund. The Injury Benefit Fund only provides cover for unrecoverable losses up to the limits specified. The responsibility to ensure that adequate cover is in place lies with the individual member and members should not use the fund as their only recourse or be dependent on the fund to compensate them fully for any losses associated with the injury sustained.

 

Membership
Any player seeking to benefit from the GAA Injury Benefit Fund must be a registered member of the Association on Foireann at the time of injury.

New for 2025 all injury claims are submitted by player (adult over 18 yrs) or parent (child U18 yrs of age) directly via Foireann. Below are links showing players and parents how to initiate a claim plus full booklet on GAA Injury Fund cover.

For full information relating to the GAA Injury Benefit Fund and cover please visit
https://learning.gaa.ie/injurybenefitfund
 

YouTube How To Video = https://youtu.be/MRNs0ER-1U0