PLEASE NOTE INPORTANT UPDATED CHANGES IN RELATION TO REPORTING OF GAA INJURIES FOR MALES BELOW: (UPDATED 10/6/2025)
Na Fianna Player Injury Information.
injuryfund.nafianna.dublin@gaa.ie
The following information relates to player injury claim procures for injuries occurring at officially sanctioned fixtures or supervised training sessions for GAA, LGFA and Camogie players who are paid up members of Na Fianna and registered with their relevant County Boards.
The most important thing to be aware of is the timeline for reporting injuries through the 3 different codes.
- GAA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 60 days of the injury occurring (the day of the injury is considered as day 1.)
- LGFA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 56 days of the injury occurring.
- Camogie injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 60 days of the injury occurring.
- Any claims made after any of these specific timelines WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED by the relevant insurer or Injury Benefit Fund.
Both the GAA Benefit Fund and Camogie Insurance have an excess on their claims so the first €100 is not covered.
If the player has private health insurance, all receipts must be submitted to their own insurer first and Benefit statements furnished before any injury expenses are paid out by any of the Injury Funds.
However, the claim must still be notified to the relevant board within the allowed timescale.
The GAA and Camogie Injury Schemes do not pay for physiotherapy unless it is post-surgery and specifically certified by the consultant.
As with all roles within Na Fianna, the administration of the Injury Benefit scheme is a volunteer position, so claimants should allow 5 working days for the claim to be responded to and forwarded to the relevant county board. Do not wait until day 59 or 60 to enquire about setting up a claim!
GAA Injury Claim Procedures (Updated)
The GAA Injury Benefit Fund has made changes in relation to the reporting of injuries for all male players with effect from 1st June 2025. Up to now, all claims were on an online portal and had to be set up by the Injury Fund Administrator. From 1st June 2025, the onus will be on the injured player (or parent in the case of younger players) to report the injury through the Foireann System. The club will not have any access to report injuries to the GAA Injury Benefit Scheme.
Players injured in games under the control of the GAA must now report their injuries by logging on to Foireann system (Foireann.ie).
A separate document is available on the CLG Na Fianna website outlining the basics of registering the injury can be found here
GAA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 60 days of the injury occurring and the day of the injury is day 1.
https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/administrators/gaa-injury-benefit-fund
LGFA injury Claim Procedures
LGFA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 56 days of the injury occurring.
With immediate effect, The LGFA has made changes to the reporting of injuries sustained while playing football.
All injuries must now be reported through the Foireann System by the injured player or their parent. The player will need to log into Foireann and select the PROFILE option, followed by PLAYER ACTIONS and INJURY NOTIFICATION. This is identical to the way that GAA injuries are reported.
The club does not have access to notify LGFA of any injuries, so the onus is on the injured party to report the injury.
All LGFA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 56 days of the injury occurring and the day of the injury is day 1.
Camogie Injury Claims Procedures.
Camogie injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 60 days of the injury occurring.
The following document relates to the claim.
2024 Camogie Claim Procedures.pdf
As a minimum, the first 2 pages must be filled out and emailed to sportspa@gogans.ie
As with both GAA and LGFA, all medical expenses must be claimed through the claimant’s own health insurance if they have any.
When the claim form is being completed, please contact injuryfund.nafianna.dublin@gaa.ie to arrange for the signature of the Club Chairperson and Club Secretary.
