GPA founder Donal O’Neill: GAA could create its own community currency

Donal O’Neill knows making the jump from being a cultural organisation to a financial cooperative would be unacceptable to many but he argues the GAA is not maximising itself. Picture: Larry Cummins

The GAA has the potential to create its own community currency, GPA founder Donal O’Neill has claimed.

Such is the network and social capital of the organisation in Ireland that O’Neill believes it can monetise its power and assists its members in providing loans and other services.