Why I’m ashamed to be a member of the GAA |
I NEVER thought I would write this sentence, but I am ashamed to be a member of the GAA.
In the mouth of Christmas, Croke Park decided that the organisation should retain its links with Allianz, a German multinational finance company which sponsors the GAA’s national leagues.
Earlier this year, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in occupied Palestine, Francesca Albanese, identified Allianz as among the global corporations which she said should be held accountable for “profiting from genocide in Gaza”.
She reported that through its subsidiary asset management firm Pimco, Allianz was a significant buyer of shares and bonds associated with the Israeli government.
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The Irish Central Bank blocked approval for such bonds in September, because 70,000 Palestinians, including 20,000 children, have been killed by that government.
The GAA’s decision was based on a report from what it called its ethics and integrity committee, specially created in September to examine the issue.
Ethics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the principles of morality which guide behaviour. It........