Irish GAA stars launch Uganda’s first handball alley and kickstart planting of one million trees

A group of 30 inter-county players, including Limerick's David Reidy, Mayo's James Carr, Cork's Saoirse McCarthy, and Galway's Connor Gleeson are in Uganda as part of the Plant the Planet project

Members of the Simba Wolfhounds GAA Club from Jinja, eastern Uganda, at the opening of the country’s first every handball alley. 

Irish GAA heroes touched down in Uganda this week to open the country's first handball alley, and to kickstart the planting of one million trees as part of a massive climate action mission.

The group of 30 top inter-county players - most holders of All-Ireland medals and All-Stars across hurling, camogie and Gaelic football - are in Uganda as part of the ambitious Plant the Planet project, a partnership between Self Help Africa, the Gaelic Players Association, and Warriors for Humanity. The initiative tackles climate change head-on while boosting food security for thousands of vulnerable families suffering because of the climate crisis.