Outgoing GAA President John Horan has asked clubs to play their part in assisting with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout across Ireland.
Horan will be replaced in the role by Cork's Larry McCarthy next month and in a parting message, called on clubs nationwide to continue to offer support in the battle against the virus.
The GAA has provided grounds to the HSE for Covid testing since pandemic hit Ireland and clubs have now been urged to assist with vaccinations in the coming months.
Horan said: “Seeing how GAA clubs and club volunteers stepped up and responded in such huge numbers and worked so hard in their communities was one of the silver linings to the cloud that has been Covid-19.
“It really underlined what we have known all along about the club being at the heart of the communities they represent.
“I have had conversations with GPs who have concerns about their practices being set up to adequately cater for the numbers that will be involved in administering the vaccine because in many cases they are just not suitable for the turnover in people that will be involved.
“It is with this in mind that I would make a plea to our membership that they would engage with the GPs and Pharmacies in their area to make their club facilities available where needed to make the roll out of the vaccine operate as efficiently as possible.
“Our clubs and club members were at the forefront of the community response to this crisis when it hit last March.
“I think there will be an opportunity to again offer assistance in our local areas in this manner as the country hopefully starts to move towards mass vaccination in the weeks and months ahead.”
