Mayo GAA scoops prestigious award
A Mayo fan celebrates a score. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne
The winners of the 2023 MacNamee Awards have been confirmed by the GAA.
The GAA National Communication and Media Awards are named after the late Pádraig MacNamee, former President of the GAA, Chairman of the GAA Commission (1969-1971) and member of the RTÉ authority. The GAA MacNamee Awards recognise excellence in the area of GAA communications and the winners for outstanding media coverage of the 2023 GAA season at local and national level are announced today.
Uachtarán CLG, Jarlath Burns, said: “From its very beginning the GAA has understood the importance of telling our story, and it explains why in our formative years so many journalists held important posts throughout the Association.
“As we stand here 140 years on, the GAA continues to have a great story to tell and the importance of being able to tell it and tell it well is absolutely crucial – especially in the modern world and in the modern and complex media landscape. That is why these MacNamee awards matter and why it is important to recognise and salute outstanding examples of excellence in the coverage of Gaelic games. We greatly value the exposure that is afforded to our great games and our great players, and I want to congratulate all who have been celebrated on this occasion and thank all of those media professionals who champion the coverage of Gaelic games in their outlets.”
Among the winners is Mayo GAA who have claimed the 2023 Digital Impact Award.
Mayo GAA Communications, led by County PRO John Walker, has won the Best Digital Impact Award with an impressive digital strategy, which has grown Mayo GAA into one of the largest county social media footprints in the country. From this strategy, Mayo GAA's online traffic surged by 60%, fueled by PRO John Walker's passion and dedication to capturing and sharing powerful moments from matches across multiple platforms. The work in redesigning the Mayo GAA website and transforming Mayo GAA TV, with clips reaching millions of viewers, exemplifies commitment to innovation. Mayo GAA's passion and dedication have made them the leader in digital GAA storytelling and news in the county.
