About PlayUs
We can help organize games for you
Our History
The idea for a mobile app that made it easier for coaches and clubs to organize challenge games is the brainchild of Mark O’Donovan, a West Cork GAA man. Understanding the importance of teams playing as many games as possible, Mark believed technology could assist in this task, instead of coaches using their valuable time making numerous phone calls. This vision was shared by the GAA Games Development team, who saw the potential in the technology and came on board with Mark and his team. Mark’s vision was realized in the PlayUs App “I wanted an app that I could register a team on, and when I wanted a game, blitz, or tournament I could just enter the date, time, and distance. I wanted to send the game invitation out and hey presto I would have games galore.”
PlayUs GAA, was first launched in 2017 to assist clubs to search for and arrange challenge matches, blitzes
and tournaments.
The GAA, LGFA and Camogie – like so many sporting organisations – are built on the commitment of volunteers who give their time and energy for the love of their games. Balancing work and family life is demanding, and volunteering to coach or manage a team adds another layer of responsibility.
Volunteers are the backbone of every sport played for enjoyment and community, and they deserve tools that make their roles easier.
At Play Us, our mission is to support the people who give so generously to their clubs and communities. We make it simpler to organise games, find suitable opposition and create playing opportunities, so that players can enjoy more games while volunteers spend less time on administration.
While our journey began within Gaelic games, our vision is to support volunteers across all sports, helping more teams get on the field and more games get played.
Team Members
Ruairí Deane
I believe that the more games and teams you play, the more you will learn and develop as an individual player and a team. PlayUs GAA is a hugely beneficial tool in supporting individual coaches to develop their teams through easy access to more games more often.
Cork PE teacher, Bantry Blues and Cork Senior footballer
Majella McCarthy
Majella is another Bantry resident and can often be found volunteering in the local GAA club. She was convinced by Mark to join the PlayUs team and has since been an important contributor to it’s development.
Graham Canty
Graham has been on our team from the very beginning and believes that PlayUs has the potential to help fix the training to games imbalance in turn giving players a more enjoyable experience.
Shay O Donovan
Shay is a budding entrepeneur and the youngest PlayUs team member . He is currently looking at our social media channels and hoping to increase his value to the team by improving our social media prescence.
Mary O Donovan
Mary is bringing her years of experience in administration to the team and assist in the back office to make life easier for everyone, in particular Users. We are still waiting for Mary to let us take a picture…. coming soon!
Mark O’Donovan
Mark is the foundign member of PlayUs. His day job is in Project Management. He has been heavily involved in his local GAA club and Division for years. Mark is passionate about ensuring that players and mentors develop and enjoy our sport by playing as many games as possible.
“Let the Players play”
PlayUs GAA was devised in collaboration with the GAA Games Development Department in Croke Park and developed by Galway-based company, App Design, and is now being powered by Nexomos.
Our app is available to all GAA, LGFA and Camogie clubs, catering for all age groups and grades