Community Partnerships | Leinster Hurling

The Chadwicks Kit Out competition was launched by Chadwicks in 2019 to celebrate becoming a sponsor of the Leinster GAA Chadwicks Club Hurling League. The sponsorship marks Chadwicks commitment to support clubs at the grass roots level across the province to improve their facilities.

Kilmacow GAA Club in Kilkenny was named the overall winner of the inaugural Chadwicks Kit Out Competition. The competition which ran across the summer gave GAA clubs in Leinster the chance to win over €20,000 worth of Chadwicks product to develop their club facilities.

In total 237 clubs across Leinster entered the competition with 12 county winners selected, each picking up €1,000 worth of Chadwicks products for their local club.

The winners were selected by the Chadwicks Kit Out judging panel comprising Kilkenny legend Tommy Walsh, Dublin Hurler Eamonn Dillon and Kilkenny Camogie star Collette Dormer as well as Chadwicks Group Finance Director, Brian Conneely and Chairperson of Leinster GAA Infrastructure Committee, PJ Kelly.

The judging panel then selected three finalists to go on to compete for the grand prize of €10,000 and the overall winner was decided by a public vote. Over 23,000 people voted in the competition with Kilmacow GAA Club chosen as the winner of the grand prize.

Commenting on the win, Shane Gaule, Chairperson of Kilmacow GAA said; “We are absolutely delighted to be selected as the overall winner of the Chadwicks Kit Out Competition. The prize of €10,000 worth of products from Chadwicks will make an incredible difference to our club as we look to improve our facilities in order to maintain player development and cater for every child that wishes to participate in GAA in our community.